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PARE DEG i

URING recent years Japanese Art has grown so rapidly in favour

and appreciation in Western countries, that there seems to be a

danger lest its finer creations and more subtle characteristics should be
lost sight of, amid an ever-increasing flood of commercial productions.
Japanese workmen are beyond question deft of hand, and niodern enamels,
carvings, silverwork, embroideries, etc., of the better class, have considerable
merits. But, like all imitations and reproductions, they rarely catch the
true spirit of the old work, which was fostered in early days by the rulers
of the country, temporal and spiritual, just as the art work of the
Renaissance in Europe was produced under the patronage of Sovereigns,
Popes, Princes, and Potentates. The abundance of modern Japanese Art,
much of it cleverly imitative ot the old, has made many lovers of the
latter anxious to have catalogues of their collections, as a record of
what had been in the main collected before the former became the

fashion.

vi Preface.

One of the charms of the art of Japan is the extent to which it
illustrates the religion, myths, and legends, the history, life, and productions
of the country. The advantages of a catalogue under such circumstances
are obvious, and in the following pages such explanations as the objects
required have been given in many places. Of the art itself it is impossible,
as I think, to speak too favourably, especially of the lacquer, carvings,
and metal work. The ingenious and humorous fancy, the happy adaptation
of means and materials to an end, the variety, delicacy, and finish, and,
lastly, the self-restraint and repose, make Japanese Art a never-ending
pleasure. In my estimation lacquer holds the highest place; and nowhere
has the world of art produced anything resembling this, which has been,
and still is, an art product unique and peculiar to Japan. Examples of
Chinese lacquer, and French imitations of it, are often seen, but they will not
compare with even a moderate specimen of Japanese work. Mr. Gilbertson,
who has made the subject his own, and whose authority stands deservedly
high, states in his introduction to the ‘“ Lacquer” section of the recent
Exhibition of the Burlington Fine Arts’ Club, that the earliest authenticated
examples of Japanese lacquer belong to the seventh and eighth centuries.
But he proceeds to say, further on, ‘“ But it was at the end of the
seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth centuries that lacquer
working is considered to have reached its greatest perfection.”

The pieces in my collection referable to that period give evidence of

remarkable artistic and technical skill, and bear out Mr. Gilbertson’s opinion.

Preface. vil
The grace and fancy of the subject, the subdued richness of the treatment,
the happy arrangement of design and pattern, the lavish but delicate
ornamentation, the brilliancy and durability of the varnish, and _ the
completeness and finish of the work throughout, form, in old Japanese
lacquer, a combination of rare artistic excellence.

I cannot omit from this brief introduction an acknowledgment of my
obligations to Mr. Marcus B. Huish for the care and trouble he has taken,
and the ability he has shown, in preparing the following pages, which have
been, to some extent, founded upon a catalogue compiled by Mr. Kowaki.
It would be easy to enlarge, moreover, upon the light and help afforded
to all lovers of Japanese Art by the catalogue of the Burlington Fine
Arts Club’s Exhibition (1894) already referred to. This is prefaced by
admirable essays by Professor Church and Mr. Gilbertson, and contains
full and accurate descriptions of the objects shown, in the preparation of
which the Club had the advantage of the co-operation and advice of the
principal experts in the country.

TREVOR LAWRENCE.

NOTE BY THE: EDITOR “OF THE*GATALOGUE.

Saag successful compilation of an Illustrated Catalogue of Japanese
_ Art, especially of one of considerable magnitude and variety, is an
achievement which has not yet been accomplished, and probably will not be
outside of Japan for some time to come; for difficulties surround it of a
character such as are present in the case of the art products of no other
nation,

To enumerate but a few. Firstly, we have in England neither one of
our own nation gifted with the combined advantage of speaking the Japanese
language and understanding its art, nor a Japanese thoroughly conversant
with our language and with a long training and intimate knowledge of his
country’s art, religion, history, and legend,

In the second place, although Japanese Art literature is apparently fairly
large, it is found, upon examination, to be meagre and vague, and does not
deal with a tithe even of the artists who have produced good work.
Attributions and dates have therefore to depend mainly upon guesswork.

| Then, again, the variety and range of subjects is so astonishingly large

that it is impossible, in the absence of a capable authority, to arrive at

Note by the Editor of the Catalogue. 1X

a solution of a large percentage of the questions which present themselves
at every turn.

Study and comparison will, doubtless, in time elucidate much that is at
present untranslatable; and it is to the energy of possessors of collections
similar to that which forms the subject of the present volume and their
catalogues that we must look for assistance in the future.

Meanwhile leniency must be shown to the many imperfections which
undoubtedly exist in that which I have here undertaken for Sir Trevor
Lawrence.

Every endeavour has however been made to arrive at correctness. The
groundwork has been laid by Mr. Kowaki, who has brought much _intelli-
gence to bear upon it; and the proof-sheets have passed under the eye of
the most erudite collector of Japanese Art, Mr. E. Gilbertson.

The silsscrarionis have been prepared by the Autotype Company, who
have tried their utmost to achieve success, and have in many cases attained
it, with objects which have hitherto defied every attempt to accurately

translate all their subtle qualities.

MARCUS B,sHUISE.

COWES NAS:

PREFACE BY SIR TREVOR LAWRENCE

NOTE BY THE EDITOR

PART L
NETSUKES, OKIMONOS, STATUETTES, MANJUS, AND KAGAMIBUTAS.

Division A—NETSUKES, OKIMONOS, AND STATUETTES .

THE PEOPLE: THEIR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

RELIGION, PRIMITIVE .

RELIGION, BUDDHIST .

RELIGION. Gops oF GOoD FORTUNE

RELIGION, PERSONAGES AND SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH

HISTORY

LEGENDS, Fairy STORIES, LEGENDARY PERSONAGES AND ANIMALS, AND FOLK-LORE
CHINESE LEGENDS AND SUBJECTS

ANIMALS, Brrps, INSECTS, ETC.

FRUIT, FLOWERS, ETC.

MISCELLANEOUS .

Division B.—BUTTONS: MANJU AND KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKES

PART II.

Division A.—PIPES (KISERUS) . ae 2

Division B——TOBACCO POUCHES (TOBAKO-IRES)

Division C.—PIPE CASES (KISERUZUTSUS)

Division D—PORTABLE INKSTANDS AND BRUSH-CASES (YATATES) .

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42
46
48

Xi Contents.

PART IIL
LACQUER.

LACQUER, DESCRIPTION OF : : . : ‘ ;
Division A—CABINETS (JISSHU-KO-BAKOS AND KO-DANSUS)
Division B.—WRITING-BOXES (SUZURI-BAKOS) ‘ : :
Division C—LACQUER PIECES IN THE SHAPE OF NATURAL OBJECTS
Division D.—MEDICINE AND SEAL CASES (INROS)

InrOs, LACQUER

InROs, METAL

INROs, Ivory, PORCELAIN, ETC.

InROs, Woop
Division E.—SAKE CUPS (SAKAZUKI)
Division F.—TRAYS (BONS) .
Division G.—MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES

PART IV.
OBJECTS IN METAL.

Division AA—-SWORDS AND SWORD MOUNTS
Sworps

SworD Mounts, TSUBAS .

Do. FUCHI-KASHIRAS
Do. MENUKIS
Do. Kozuxkas

Division B.—MISCELLANEOUS

PART V.

Division A.—SHRINES (ZUSHIS) .
Division B—HANGING PICTURES (KAKEMONOS)
Division C—EMBROIDERIES (FUKUSAS, ETC.)
Division D—COMBS (KUSHIS)
HAIRPINS (KANZASHIS)
Division E.—MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES IN WOOD .
Division F.—MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES IN IVORY .
Division G.--MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES IN OTHER MATERIALS

PAGE
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56
62
65
66
77
78
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115
115
115

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132
134
138
141

ARITA, IMARI, AND HIZEN .

ASWATA
BIZEN .
HiIRADO
KENZAN
KI6To .
KORANSHA
KUTANI
MAKUZU
MIKAWACHI
MIzoro
MOKUBEI
NINSEI .
ROKUBEI
SATSUMA
SETO
Soma .
TAKATORI

MISCELLANEOUS .

Contents.

PART. VI.

CERAMICS,

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. FRONT OF LACQUER HITSU

. Stx OKIMONOS AND NETSUKES
. NINE OKIMONOS AND NETSUKES
. NrnE OKximonos AND NETSUKES
. Stx OKIMONOS AND NETSUKES
. SIx OKIMONOS AND NETSUKES
. ToBacco Pipes, PoucH, ETC..
. ToBacco PoucH

_ FIvE PIPE Cases

. LACQUER JISSHU-KO-BAKO

. LACQUER SUZURI-BAKO .

FIvE LAcQUER KoGés

. LACQUER SAKE BOTTLE
. THREE LACQUER INROS
. THREE LACQUER INRGS
. THREE LACQUER INRGOS
. THREE LACQUER INROS

. THREE Ivory AND Woop INROs .

. LACQUER RyY6sHI-BUNKO
. LACQUER K6G6
. Two LacguER GOSHOGURUMA

. LACQUER, RYGSHI-BUNKO

Frontispiece

To face page

XVI

List of Plates.

. CIRCULAR LACQUER Box

. LACQUER K6G6 AND K6O-DANSU

Two LACQUER KOGOs AND A LACQUER Box

. LAacQUER METAL TABAKO-BON ; : ‘ .
. LACQUER Box AND Two LAcQuER K6G6

. LACQUER KIYARABAKO AND Box .

. Four Sworps

. EicgHt Ivory anp LACQUER ComBs

. Four Ivory AND LACQUER OKIMONOS, ETC.

. LACQUER KUSHIDAI

35. WOODEN OKIMONO

. WOODEN SUZURI-BAKO
. THREE TORTOISESHELL AND LACQUER KODANSUS

. THREE TORTOISESHELL AND LACQUER K6GOs

Top oF LACQUER HITSU ; d A

To face page

PART I.
joetsukes, Dkimonos, Statuettes, Manjus,
and #Hagamibutas.*

DIVISION A.
IMetsukes, Dkimonos, and Statuettes.

NETSUKE (pronounced netskaigh) is a toggle, or

button, affixed by a cord to a pipe case, tobacco
pouch, or medicine case, to prevent it from slipping
through the wearer's oéz, or girdle. In early days
it probably had little, if any, ornamentation, but
.. gradually, like other articles of Japanese dress, it

pa 4
became more decorated. But, so long as it followed

Carving a Wooden Mask.

its original purpose, this was always kept in view,
both as regards form and decoration. Consequently, when we see a netsuké
without compactness or with extraneous excrescences which would catch the
folds of the dress or are liable to fracture, the presumption is that it has
not been designed for that purpose.

One mark which distinguishes a netsuké from an okimono is the presence ot
two holes, usually beneath it, which admit of a cord being strung through them,

* The English method has been adopted in this Catalogue in the case of plurals of Japanese
words.
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Part TI.

and the age of a netsuké may often be gauged by examining the amount to
which the inside edges of these holes have been worn by the rubbing of the
cord. The passage for the cord is sometimes cunningly contrived, so as not to
be readily apparent; this is especially so in figures where an arm or a leg may
form a loop sufficient for the purpose.

Netsukés are made of wood, elephant walrus or vegetable ivory, boars’
tusks and the teeth of animals, horns of stags antelopes and oxen, fishbone,
walnut and other nuts, jade, metal, porcelain, amber, onyx, tortoise-shell, coral,
crystal, and wood lacquered. ‘The oldest are of wood, or of walrus or vegetable
ivory, elephants’ tusks having only been imported in any quantity in the last
century. The wood is generally the core of the cherry tree, or boxwood, ebony,
or kak?, all of which are softer, more supple, and less liable to splinter than ivory;
and whereas the wood hardens with age, and acquires a patina of a rich hue, the
ivory has a tendency to decay. Ivories are subjected to soaking in coffee and
a variety of mixtures to give them an antique appearance.

Under the heading of netsukés are also usually classed those of a button
shape which answer the same purpose; these are described under the heading
of Manjiis and Kagamibutas.

An “ Okimono” means a thing to be placed on the Tokonoma, or recess in
the reception-room, where alone a place is to be found for ornaments. It is dis-
tinguishable by its larger size and by its inadaptability to serve as a netsuke.

The Sokex Kisho states that a Netsuké was sometimes called Aextsuz, 1.e.,
“a hanging weight” or ‘‘plummet.” It was also termed an 062-hasamt or
“holder for the belt.”

It is little wonder that netsukés and carvings of their class have been the
most popular and readily appreciated of all the sections of Japanese art which
appeal to European taste. Persons little influenced by the nation’s art have
been fain to admit that at their best they will bear comparison even with the
miniatures of Greek art.* But besides this they have an interest and value from

* Tt has been well said that a fine netsuké has no rival in art.

Part I.

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the point of view of illustrations of the nation’s life, which they reproduce with
the utmost fidelity and aptness. This is valuable from the historian’s, the
anthropologist’s, and the student’s point of view. Especially ‘is it so in the
case of a country which is so rapidly changing in all matters appertaining to
religion, dress, habits, and customs.

Netsukés have one very characteristic feature which must be mentioned in
any reference to them—namely, their reflection of the humour which is inherent
in the nature of the Japanese. This permeates them to a greater degree than
any other branch of the country’s art. It would seem as if the fashioners of
these bibelots had, from their earliest days, lived in an atmosphere where all was
sunshine and happiness, so brimming over with good humour do their creations
appear. In these days, when it is so much the fashion to look upon the gloomy
side of nature, these illustrations of innocent fun, humorous grotesqueness, and

spiteless caricature are, on that account, the more welcome.

The netsukés, etc., in this collection are classified according to subject,
thus :—
1. The people: their manners and customs.
2. Religion.
(a) Primitive.
(4) Buddhist.
(c) Popular gods.
(2) Personages, etc., connected with religion.
History.
Legends, fairy stories, folk-lore, and legendary personages and animals.
Chinese legends and subjects.
Animals, birds, insects, etc.

Flowers, fruit, etc.

CI AHN RY

Miscellaneous.

4 Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

XCEPT where otherwise specified, the pieces in this
division are netsukés. Both they and the okimonos
are, in the absence of any mention to the contrary, made
of ivory.
“B. M. C.” refers to Anderson's British Museum
Catalogue.
“H. J.” refers to Huish’s /apan and its Art,

Mask of Uzumeé (see No. 1), from second edition.
a Netsuke.

Che People: their Manners and Customs.

A group of strolling players dressed as Uzumé, etc., with their
stock-in-trade. s. Josai_. ; ’ ’ Bere

[Uzumé or Okamé was one of the primitive goddesses, who by her dancing
inveigled the goddess of the sun out of her retirement (H. J. 23). She is the
personification of folly, and her mask is seen everywhere. See Illustration
above. |

2. Oxrimono.—A group composed of a Samurai, artist, and peasant,
with wife and child, s. Togiokusai Tomomasa eRe

[The Samurais were practically the squirearchy of Japan. ‘They included
all those who were entitled to wear two swords, and were usually retainers of
some daimyo. (H. J. 83.)]

3. A wrestling match . ’ ; 2 ‘mare

4. Children dancing a fan-dance, each holding the other’s girdle,
the leaders carrying fans. s. Tadatoshi . ; ; . 18%

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5. Children dancing a fan-dance in a circle ' waRORS

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The People: thety Manners and Customs.
Three children afloat in a jar
Oximono.—Shinto priest giving cakes to children .

[His rich dress (which is gold lacquered) is purposely torn in places to
indicate poverty. |

Oximono.—Woman, with children and puppy, washing. s. Kei-
min

A Saru-mawashi, or monkey exhibitor, and monkey, resting.
s. Yoshinaga

Manzai dancer, with mask, and child
[The Manzais are dancers, who go about, usually in couples, at the New

Year, calling out “ Manzai, Manzai,” or “Senshu Manzai,” “'Ten thousand
years’ long life to you.” See Plate 9, No. 3.]

Manzai dancers. Wood. s. Hojitsu

Manzai dancers. (See No. 1o.)

A similar design. (See No. 10.)

Oxitmono.—A woodman carrying a faggot

Woodcutter resting, and drinking saké

Oximono.—‘ In vain is a net set in the sight of any bird.”
Fox disguised as a pilgrim watching a self-satisfied trapper.
s. Tokuzan |

Various emblems of /éfe days. Battledore and straw rope for
New Year’s Day; dolls for 3rd March; head-dress and sword for

5th May; card for 7th July; chrysanthemums in a child's hand
for September goth. s. Hakuunsai

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Plate 2, No.4.

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Lllustrated on
Flate 2, No. 2.

Lllustrated on
Plate 3, No. 2.

Lllustrated on
flate 6, No.1.

Lllustrated on
Plate 6, No. 4.

Lllustrated on
Plate 6, No.5.

Lilustrated on
Plate 6, No. 3.

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22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Oximono.—An elephant with palanquin, in which are seated
child-musicians. Surrounding the beast are thirteen figures,
representing all classes of society—priests, Samurais, strolling
players, ladies, blind men, etc. Dogs disport themselves in
complete security beneath its trunk. s. Kawamoto Shtraku

Oximono.—A Nid under repair. s. Tomomasa

[Two figures of demon-like appearance, called Nid, are often placed as
guardians at the entrance to temples. One red, with open mouth, represents
the YO or male principle of Chinese philosophy, the other green, and with
compressed lips, the In, or female principle. (H. J. 47.)]

A similar subject. s. Giokukdsai
Ferryboat with passengers. s. Tadatoshi

Ferryboat with a horse, a monkey exhibitor, a monkey, and other
passengers. s. Ono Rioko

Ferryboat with passengers, including Samurai, strolling players, etc.
s. Seizan

Oxrmono.—Ferryboat with ferrymen resting. Vegetable ivory.
5. penshiie

Oxiwono.—Ferryboat with the Gods of Good Fortune playing
music. (See No. 119.) s. Ridmin

Oximono.—Fisherman netting from a boat. Bone

A ferryboat with passengers, including a monkey exhibitor, and a
monkey which a woman is teasing with her umbrella. s. Ridko

Ferryboat on rough water, with passengers, including a woman
with basket of fish, showman, child which has lost its toy, ete.

s. Tounsai.

28a. Ferryboat, with man poling it along, children playing with a stick,

and three passengers, one of whom lights his pipe

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The People: their Manners and Customs.

Soldier arresting a spy in a boat

Oximono.—A man with a saké bottle and luncheon-box disturbed
by a toad .

Oximono.—A lady playing the samzsen .

Oxrmono.—A_ group from a festal procession, representing a
Chinese god surrounded by boys in masks, etc.

A child on a cushion. Tsuishu lac. (See No. 888.) .

A present of shellfish in a pannier of rice straw, with a branch of

prunus blossom. Wood. s. Shiumin

Children offering cakes and fruit to a Saru-mawashi’s monkey.
(See No. 9.)

Court lady playing the koto

A small child playing the game akambé. ‘Do you see any green
in my eye?” Wood, ivory, and lac

SratuETre. A standing female figure holding a fan; the figure
wood, the head, hands, and feet ivory, the dress ornamented

with a kiku flower pattern in pearl, ivory, etc. s. Sansho

MINIATURE STAND, with chased design of a boy, with a mask of a
fox, and a fan. s. Kwounsai

Child on fan

Child with a mask of a demon trying to frighten another, who
draws her eye down. (See No. 37.)

Man playing with a child and imitating a tox

Illustrated on
18 ¢ Plate 6, No.6.

19 ¢

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8 Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

43. . Shishimai. Boys playing a game, in which two of them dress up
in a mask of a shishi and long cloth covering, and the others
lead them round and show them off. s. Shounsai . Py Ore

[The Shishi, or lion dog, is very frequently met with in art. It is of
Chinese origin, and is usually associated with the sacred gem, or the peony.

(He 263)

44. Children showing a kakemono to Jurd. (See No. 119.) s.
Norishigé . . , . , wt See

45. Child standing on tiptoe, and pouring saké into a cup held by a

man on his knees. s. Tomotané . BLOC
46. Children playing ae an elephant. s. Norihisa . ; ARS
47. Boy with the mask of a fox. s. Hakuunsai om an lOur
48. Children with masks and drum. s. Riomin . ; ; ABO
4g. Child standing by a charcoal basket. s. Mitsunobu_ . ; tar sLOre
50. A monkey showman selling cakes. s. Rakuun. : r LON
51. Children carrying a basket of flowers on a car. s. Riushi . Weng
52. Washerwoman beating linen and giving the breast to a child 19 ¢
53. A Corean fisherman with an octopus, and nut in shell ies teste
54. Fisherman capturing a cat-fish ; Je ako. G
55. Two fishermen on a gigantic conch shell. s. Hide. eT Ore

Illustrated on 56, OximoNo—Fisherman hauling in a net and assisting himself by
Plate 2, No. 5. aS : : - ° -
; placing his foot against a rock. In two pieces, which is un-

usual. s. Nobuyuki . ; ; Cie lOre

57. A nobleman on horseback with attendants . ; 10-4

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The People: their Manners and Customs.
Blind man vainly trying to catch a rat

Blind men fighting. s. Juei .

Oximono.—A nun .

Peasant leading a horse (which carries his family on a pack-saddle)
over a bridge. s. Ridmin . |

Dutchwoman testing eggs. s. Joriu

A maskmaker. s. ‘Tomoaki

Old woman hiding a mask behind her back. s. Masayoshi .
Pilgrim carrying a satchel in front of him. s. Tomohisa
Dutchwoman with baby.

Boy disguised as a fox dancing. s. Riomin

Boy with basket

Tinker repairing a pan. s. Mitsutoshi .

Child with tortoise .

Boy with mask of a fox. s. Tomochika

One man supporting and another riding on a huge gourd .
An old Dutchman with monkey. ores

Dutchwoman carrying a baby and a drum, which a boy is trying
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Children playing with a mask, drum, and flute. s. Riomin.

Strolling player resting and drinking. s. Mitsutoshi

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Chinese children playing with an elephant—base a seal.

‘Tomochika

An armoured soldier with drum and conch shell. s. Shigémasa .

Man playing with children. s. Unto

Chinese boy standing on his hands

Woman carrying a basket of shells and a branch of fruit .
Men emptying a sack. s. Tomochika .

Children playing backgammon. s. Shichin

Man trying to open an umbrella .

Woman carrying a cuttle-fish. s. Mitsutoshi

Midwife bathing a child

Children playing with goldfish in a pail. s. Homin
Dutchman carrying a cock

Boy with puppy. Wood

Blind man lifting a rice cake. Wood. s. Giokukéi
Gardener asleep on a banana leaf. Wood :

Blind men warming themselves by a fire. Wood. s. Fukai

Man who has touched a nerve in his tooth with a toothpick.
Hokei |

Man and ox resting: on stand. s. Tomotada

Priest polishing bell—an allegory symbolising the cultivation of

the mind. s. Rantéi

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The People: their Manners and Customs.

A miniature mask of Okina, one of the characters in the old
court (Vo) dance. Wood. s. Toei.

Oxrmono.—Women and children riding on an ox led by a man.
s. Shinkeisai

Oximono.—A ferryboat (noriai-buné). s. Hoshinken Reigioku

Oximono.—A Samurai summoning up his courage to draw his
sword against a snail. s. Tomomuné

Oxrmono.—A strolling player amusing children with a tengu
mask. (See No. 243.) s. Rakugiokusai.

Oxrmono.—Man drawing a jinrikisha. s. Ono Seimin

Oximono. Two warriors, one standing on a head which the
other has cut off

Oximono.—Group of children imitating Md dancers. s. Tomo-

yuki .
Lady and child with fan and basket catching flies. s. Homin .
Oximono.—JVo dancers .
Oxrmono —Sportsman and keeper with captured fox. s. Shomin

Oximono.—Three recruits trying their swords, spears, etc. s.

Tomoyuki.

Oximono.—An old man holding a puppet, dressed as a China-
man, and beating a drum. Wood, carved and painted in
colours, by Shiuzan. Attached to an embroidered silk lucky-
bag (Mamori bukuro) to keep charms in

Oxtmono.—Children with masks, flute, drum, and stilts. Wood,
with faces and hands of ivory

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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Religion, JOrimitive.

Kaminari or Raiden, the thunder god, running over the clouds and
making thunder by beating his drums. (H. J. 17.) s. [kkosai .

The thunder god beating his drum. (See No. 111.) s. Hokutosai
Masatsugu : ; ;

The thunder god taking the clouds out of his bag. Wood. s.

Tomoichi .

The thunder god on the clouds climbing up his drum. Wood.
s. Masatsugu ; a

The thunder god tumbling on to a sedan chair, from which a
Samurai is getting out as quickly as possible. s. Itsumin

Religion, Wuddhist.

Oxrmono.—Kwannon holding a basket

[The goddess of mercy. ]

Oximono.—A boy riding on an ox and playing the flute.

Ivory and stone

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no.—Kwannon seated on a rock. Wood and ivory.

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(02).

On the top a Buddhist scroll and two boxes

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Religion. Gods of Good Fortune.

Oxtmono.—The gods of good fortune in the treasure ship.
s. Tadachika

[These popular gods are seven in number: Fukurokuju, Juré, Ebisu,
Hotei, Daikoku, Bishamon, and Benten. They are here depicted coming
on New Year’s Eve in the treasure ship Zakarabuné, bringing the Takara-
‘mono, or “ Precious Things.” These are more readily seen in Okimono
(No. 120). They comprise the inexhaustible purse, precious jewel, hammer,
hat of invisibility, rain coat, sacred key, weight, clove, and the shippo,

or seven jewels. (H. J. 51.)]

Oximono.—The same. s. Hiroyuki
The same subject, the ship having a dragon prow

Fukurokuju, god of wealth, prosperity, and longevity, distinguish-
able by his lofty cranium and fan. (H. J. 49)

Gourd and seal of Fukurokuju, with incised views of Gidtoku
and Kaianji. s. Giokusai

Oximono.—Fukurokuju seated on a flying crane and_ reading
a makimono. s. Kiomin

Oximono.—Daikoku, god of prosperity, with Hotei’s bag, in which
that god is confined. The children whom Hotei usually tries
to catch and put in it enjoy this reversed order of things.

(H. J. 51.) 5s. Koho

A radish (Daikon) with a figure of Daikoku incised. A pun on
the word. s. Anraku

Fukurokuju with his tortoise. s. Hakuunsai
Fukurokuju as an actor with a mask. Wood and ivory. s. Hogioku

Oximono.—The seven gods in a grove. s. Kagéyoshi
[Probably a skit upon the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. (See No. 277.)]

The treasure ship. (See No. 119.) s. Riuchin

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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

The seven gods on board the treasure ship. s. Riuchin

Makimono, in the folds of which Bishamon is pursuing an Oni
(see No. 230) which has run off with a shrine, one of his
attributes. s. Shiidsai

Hotei in his bag being dragged along by children. — s.
Tomochika ; ;

Oximono.— Daikoku and Ebisu caricaturing the legend of Chorio
and Kosekiko. (See No. 275.) s. Kokumin.

Daikoku in a boat. s. Anraku .

Hotei and his bag

A similar subject. Wood lacquered

Child dragging Hotei in his bag. s. Masatsugu

Benten asking Ebisu for a fish from his basket, and Ebisu draw-
ing down his eye. (See No. 37.) s. Giokusen

Hotei sharpening a razor, preparatory to shaving the head of

a child
Fukurokuju with the sacred gem
Hotei with his bag, the whole forming an artist's seal

Hotei with a fan, Wood painted in different colours. School of
Shiuzan

Hotei with children creeping into his bag .

Hotei and Jurd playing the game of Nirami-Kurabé—z.e., one
trying his utmost to make the other laugh without laughing
himself. s. Tomotaka

Daikoku on rice bales.

The gods of good fortune on board the treasure ship. s.
Masatoshi ,

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Personages and Subjects connected with Religion.

145. Benten. s. Nobukuni

146. Ivory Cxiasp.—Fukurokuju and Ebisu trying their strength in the
cord game. On the other part of the clasp their attributes,

a roll, fish, etc. s. Kwogioku .

147. Oximono.—Ebisu on a ladder shaving the head of Fukurokuju
s. Tomochika

1472. Oximono.—Two figures, one with a fan, the other with a miner's
? Daikoku

mallet.

jPersonages and Subjects connected with iKeligion.

148. Beifuku (a Rishi) .

[A Rishi, or Sennin, is a personage who can neither be properly called a spirit
nor a divinity. The usually accepted idea is that they are persons who do not
die, but who, when they reach old age, retire from the haunts of men, practise
austerity, and become endowed with miraculous powers. (H. J. 46.)]

149. A tsuitaté or dwarf screen, on which is carved a figure of
Vekkai (a Rishi) emitting his spirit .

150. Tekkai emitting his spirit. Wood. s. Shdsuisai .

151. A Chinese sage and boy, who holds his hat

152. Oximono.—Mafushi (a Rishi) standing on a toad

153. Oximono.—Mafushi resting on the trunk of a tree. Wood

154. Oximono.—Two priests, one yawning, the other with a_nioi.
s. Mitsukiyo

155. Oximono.—Gama Sennin and toad. s. Osai

[Gama Sennin is a Rishi, who poses as a beggar, and is always accom-
panied by a toad. (H. J. 46.)]

156. Gama Sennin and his attendant toad
157. Chokwaro (a Rishi) in a boat, emitting a horse from a gourd.

(H. J. 46.) s. Hikwaku .

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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Chokward and his gourd. Wood. s. Toyomasa .

Oxrmono.—Oshikio on an ox, playing the flute

[Oshikio was a Rishi who gave himself up to a wandering life, amusing
himself by playing the flute.]

Oxrmono.—A Buddhist deity

[Carved so as to conform to the shape of the tusk. ]
Statue (Mokuzd) of a priest. Wood, lacquered in red and black

Roshi, the founder of the Taoist religion, riding on an ox and
studying religion. s. Garakusai

Roshi on an ox, playing a flute

A similar subject. s. Hoyjitsu

Do., do. Wood. s. Tomotada

Rishi seated on a rock

Bukan Zenshi (a Rishi) with his attendant tiger .

Nio on a huge straw sandal. s. Tadatame. (See Nos. 19 and

20)

Daruma. Wood. s. Shin

[An Indian and Chinese recluse who spent nine years in meditation
without moving, and consequently lost the use of his legs. He usually
holds.a Futsujin, or fly-brush, a priestly symbol. |

Daruma, with three revolving faces. Wood. s. Mitsuhiro
Roshi. Kutani porcelain forming a seal

Oximono.—Roshi and child .

Boy (attendant upon Jurd) seated on a deer and playing the
flute. s. Mitsutsugu

A Shinto temple on a hill, and on the bottom a landscape with

lake. s. Masamitsu .

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Takenouchi no Sukuné with the infant Emperor Ojin in his arms
and the sea-king. (See also 989 and 1009.) __s. Midsai

[‘Takenouchi was the favourite general of the celebrated Empress Jingo in

her expedition against the Coreans, and is usually represented holding her

infant son in his arms, and also the tide-ruling jewel presented to her by the
Sea King. ]

Hadésu and the tiger. s. Mitsuhiro

[Hadésu was ambassador to Corea A.D. 545. One snowy night he missed
his little daughter, and tiger tracks marked by blood led him to a lair from
which the beast rushed at him. Plunging his hand into the tiger’s jaws he
caught its tongue, and killed it with his sword. (See H. J. 26, B. M. C.

391-)]

A similar subject
Oxrmono.—A similar subject. s. Masanobu .

Oximono.—Raiko in search of the Shuten-Doji. Illustrated in Azz
Journal 1893, p. 215. s. Giokushinsai Kdichi

[Raiko and his followers are wandering in the mountains of Tango, when they
come across a maiden washing blood-stained clothes. She beseeches them to
go no further, and points to the bones of victims. They only dance for joy, as
the chance of meeting the monster is now assured. | i

Demonesses weeping over the arm of the oni (see No. 218) which
had been cut off by Tsuna. s. Shiuzan

Nitan no Shiro and the boar. s. Hidémasa
[Saigio was a nobleman of Old Japan, who renounced his rank and became
a wandering priest. He died a.p. 1198.|

Oximono.—Saigio with a child. s. Chikahiro

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193.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Abé no Seimei and his mother. Wood. s. Todi

[A great astronomer of the tenth century of this name was said to have been
the offspring of a white fox, who had assumed the form of a girl, and thus
secured the affections of a Japanese nobleman. ‘The fox holds a writing brush
in its mouth. |

Oximono.—Yoshitsuné fencing with his sword against Benkei with
his fan. s. Joho

[Yoshitsuné, the son of Yoshitomo, and half-brother of Yoritomo, the
first of the Shdguns, is the most idolised hero in Japanese history. In
spite of his brilliant services he fell under the suspicion of Yoritomo, and,
after cruel persecution, he died by his own hand in 1189, at the age of thirty.
(B. M. C. 116.)

Benkei, his faithful adherent, is equally renowned. Possessed of enormous
strength and violent disposition, he, although born a noble, became a highway-
man. In that capacity he encountered the youth Yoshitsuné. They fought
on Gojo bridge, and Benkei had to succumb ; with the result that he at once
attached himself to Yoshitsuné, followed his fortunes, and died fighting for
his cause. (B. M. C. 118.)]

A temple bell on the waves. Ivory

[The bell of Miidera, which Benkei carried off in one of his frolics. It
was given by the Dragon Queen to Hidésato for killing the giant centipede. |

Benkei and the bell of Miidera, two pieces. (See Griffis’ “ Fairy
Stories.”)

The flight of Tokiwa. Wood. s. Shukwo

[The most beautiful of Yoshitomo’s wives. After his defeat and death, she
fled with her children, of whom one was Yoshitsuné. Hearing that his conqueror
Kiyomori was torturing her mother to find out her place of concealment, she
gave herself up to become his mistress to save her mother and children. |

Oxrmono.—The flight of Tokiwa

Ono no Komachi. »s. Dembutsu

[A wondrous beauty, one of Japan’s six greatest poets, the idol of the court, a
miserable old hag, her corpse the prey of dogs—such were the successive stages
of her life. (H. J. 70.)]

A similar subject

A similar subject. Wood. s. Unkai. A

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194. Oximono.—Hirai Yasumasa captivating the assassin Hakamadare

Korésuké by his flute playing. (H. J. 72.) s. Yoshichika » EGop
195. Oxrimono.—The six celebrated poets. s. Rakugiokusai . ; i SEQeC

[These poets were S0jo Henjo, Kisen Hoshi, Narihira, Yasuhidé, Kuronushi,
and Ono no Komachi. |

196. Oximono.—The six celebrated poets. s. Hakuunsai . a ORE

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Legends, ffairp Stories, Legendary JPersonages and Animals,
and jfolklore.

197. Fir-cone opening on a hinge, and disclosing in the interior figures
of the Spirits of the pine trees. Wood. s. Ikko or Kazutora .. 18 ¢

[An old man and an old woman, the former with a rake and the latter

with a broom, are the spirits of the pine trees of Takasago and Sumiyoshi.

They are emblems of a contented long life and of conjugal felicity. Hence
these netsukés are given as wedding presents. |

198. Illustration of a proverb: “Do not wait until you have caught
the thief to make the rope.” s. Hakuun ; ae TNE:

1987. Hana-saka-jiji, an old man who, for his goodness and gentleness,
was granted by the gods the power of making dead fruit-trees
bear blossoms by sprinkling ashes over them. s. Shiraku jm ROSE

199. Hana-saka-jiji digging for gold ; Mists

200. Long Arms (Te- Mee yawning whilst Long Legs (Ashi-naga) rests.
s. Tomoharu : ; A) ae

[The fishermen of Japan imagine that a race exists who have some of them
long legs and some long arms. This enables them when acting in combination
to wade out to sea and probe about in deep water. Said to be allegorical of
the benefit of joint action in labour. The Chinese also have a similar race
which inhabits Northern China. |

Lllustrvated on
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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Rokurokubi. Wood
[A mythical being capable of elongating his neck to any length. The

Japanese child’s “ Bogie man.”|
Urashima on the tortoise, approaching the palace under the sea.
s. Kagétoshi

[Urashima is the Japanese Rip van Winkle. Whilst fishing he caught a
tortoise, on which he had compassion, and, sparing its life, a princess appeared,
in whose company he went to the Palace of the Dragon King of the Sea, in the
far South. After some time he longed for home again, and the princess, on
parting with him, gave him a casket, which he was not to open if he wished
to see her again. On his return to Japan he found all trace of his family had
long since vanished, and, opening his casket, he at once changed into an old

man. (H. J. 75.)]

Urashima returning. s. Masahiro
Urashima carved on the back of a tortoise.

The air castle emerging from a shell. Wood and ivory. s. Kage-
toshi .

Urashima and the casket. s. Hidéshigé
The dragon’s castle. Wood. s. Tadatomo .

Kiyohimé and Anchin .

at this, she beat the bell with her tail until it became redhot, and he was
reduced to a cinder. (H. J. 59.)]

Kiyohimé and the bell .
Kiyohimé and the bell (a seal).

Songoki. The magical monkey on a cloud. From the novel

Saryikt

Oxitmono.—The woodman and his family with young Momotaro.
s. Ono Shomin . ,

[Momotaré was found by a woodman’s wife in a peach, who adopted him.
When he grew up he journeyed to an ogre’s castle and captured it and its
treasures. (H. J. 77.)]

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[Shdjds are harmless mythical beings who inhabit the sea coast, and, having
an inordinate love for drink, are caught by jars of saké being placed as lures.
A valuable dye is said to be extracted from their long red hair. ‘ As drunk as
a Shojo ”—Japanese proverb. (H. J. 58.)]

Shojo. Wood painted .
Shojo with a saké jar. Wood. s. Hogioku

Saké jar opening and showing shdjos dancing inside. s. Kwan-
oiokusal

Shojo sleeping. Wood.

Okimono in which Shoki and a demon (oni) are partly rolled
up. s. Shidsai.

[Shoki was a warrior, who appeared to a Chinese emperor in a dream,
seized a demon, and ate him. On the emperor’s awaking he found himself
cured of ague. Hence he was canonised, and called the Demon Queller.
Oni are mischievous imps which haunt the precincts of houses, and require
on certain festivals to be exorcised. On New Year’s Day, for instance, they
are pelted with beans. |

An official in court dress throwing beans at an oni on New

Year's Day. (See No. 218)

A drum which opens at one end and displays a seated oni
smoking. s. Masanao

The struggle between good and evil. A saint wrestling with an
oni. s. Okagen

Oni on a drum. Red lac

Priest sawing off a demon’s horn .

Demon smoking

Onis angling through a nelumbium leaf. s. Riuchin

Oni hiding in a couvre feu from the beans. Wood.

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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Demon and monk wrestling on a lotus leaf.
Demons polishing a kettle

Mask of a demon. Hirado porcelain

Fir-cone, in the interior of which is placed a carving of Shoki
being massaged by an oni. Wood. s.

Shoki dodging onis round a screen. s. Shtgioku
Shoki resting on a stand, up which an oni is crawling

Onis retaliating on Shoki by stealing his cap and book which
are on a table. s. Yoshinobu

Oxrmono.—Shoki watching from behind a screen two. onis, one
playing the samisen. Ivory. s. Ono Ryoraku

Oximono.—Shoki sharpening his sword on a stone beneath which
an oni is hiding. Wood. s. Itsumin

Shoki scowling at an oni which he has failed to capture

Oni hiding under a rock after stealing Shoki’s daggers. Wood,
with oni and dagger in ivory

Shoki carrying off demons in his bag. Wood
Shoki sharpening his sword. Wood. s. ‘Tadatoshi
Shoki after an oni which has hidden under his cap
Shoki playing the flute, whilst.a demon drums and another tumbles
Oxrmono.—Shoki with a sword slaying demons. s. Tomochika .
Tengu hatching. s. Kasen

[Tengus are somewhat akin to oni. ‘They are harmless, haunt the woods,

and are of two kinds—either with human face and form, but with wings
and a very long nose, or avial, with bird-like head and claws. (H. J. 57.)]

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Kappa watching a crab from behind a lotus leaf. s. Minsai

[A kappa is an amphibious creature, half frog, half tortoise. On the top
of its head is a hollow containing a liquid in. which its strength resides.
It is pugnacious, but tenacious of etiquette; so when it threatens to attack
any one it is advisable to make a low.bow, which, the kappa returning, spills
his elixir vite. |

Boy pointing to a kappa which is hiding under a lotus leaf.
s. Giokuhdsat

Kappa watching a frog under a. lotus leaf

Shishi on stand. (See No. 43.) s. Toshinaga

Shishi, with sacred gem, on stand

Shishi, with sacred gem. s. Mitsutsugu

Two shishis .

Shishi amongst the peonies. Ivory, and Nashiji lacquer
Group of shishis on stand

Straniollccaun ie ewpall

Group of shishis

Chinese sage on a_ shishi, the whole forming a seal which is
engraved on the base »

Shishi carved on a eens panel

Shishi on a stand holding the sacred gem. s. Kunihiro
Shishis at play

Shishi resting

Shishi with sacred gem, the whole forming a seal

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Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.
Corean with a shishi

Dragons interlaced. Ivory coloured. s. Ikkosai .

[The Dragon (Tatsu or Rid) is derived from the Chinese animal, of which
there are four kinds: the ce/estia/, which guards the mansions of the gods ;
the ¢errestrial, which marks out the courses of rivers; the spzrztwal, which
causes the winds to blow and has the rainfall in its keeping ; and the szd-
terranean, which guards the hidden treasures, and watches over the wealth
concealed from mortals. To these the Japanese have added a dragon of
fhe ‘seas, - ‘CH. J. \6r,)]

Dragon emerging from an ash tube, symbolising exaggeration. s. .

Dragon in a coil

2642. Similar subject

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Chinese Legends and Subjects.

Modso and the bamboo shoots

[One of the twenty-four instances of filial piety. His mother, being ill,
longed for a soup made of young bamboo shoots. It was the depth of winter,
and the ground was frozen, and in despair he flung himself down at the foot of
some bamboo plants. ‘The gods were so moved at his affection that they
caused the young shoots to sprout where his body had warmed and his tears
had watered the ground. (H. J. 11.)]

Oximono.—Kwan-u, Gentoku, and Chohi. s. Otogawa Yasuchika.
Carved in the house at Ko-umeé, Tokio

[Kwan-u lived in the second century, and from being a huckster rose to be
the greatest general in China, and to be canonised as their god of war. He
is easily recognisable by his black beard, one of his titles being “ Lord of the
Splendid Beard.” Gentoku and Chéhi were his confederates. All were famed
for their extreme fraternal affection. |

Gentoku, Chohi, and Kwan-u. s. Shishin .

Oximono.—A tsuitaté or dwarf screen, on which are carved figures
of Kwan-u and his attendant outside his tent .

_Oximono.—Kwan-u. s. Masahiro

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274.

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276.
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278.

Chinese Legends and Subjects.

Oximono.—Fishsave, the Japanese ambassador’s child, who was
thrown by his Chinese mother into the sea because his father
would not return, and who.was carried on the back of a fish to
Japan, and landed at Naniwa (Osaka), as his father was riding
along the shore. s. Tounsai

[See Ayrton’s Child Life in Japan, p. 57.]

Oxtmono.—Fishsave and the fish. »s. Koho
Kwan-u. Wood

Kakkio.—An example of filial piety. (B. M. C. 177.) s..

[Kakkio had a little son, and had not means to sustain him. His wife, seeing
that her mother-in-law starved herself to feed the child, persuaded Kakkio that
it was their duty to sacrifice it. On digging a grave for it they found a casket
filled with gold. |

Oximono.—Roraishi. Example of filial piety. (B. M. C. 175.)
s. Tomochika ;

[At the age of seventy he used to dress in children’s clothes and play before
his parents, that they might forget their years. |

Chorio, a counsellor of the Han dynasty. In early life he encoun-
tered an old man, Kosékik6, who had dropped his sandal. This
he restored to him respectfully, and in return for his humility was
handed a volume, from which he derived the wisdom which
distinguished his councils. (H. J. 67.) s. Tomochika

Oximono —Chorio and Kodsékiko. »s. Masamitsu

Oxrmono.—The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove dancing and
playing. Wood. s. Goto Masahideée

[The Seven Sages held the doctrine that human happiness consisted in
emancipation from cares and worries and unrestrained indulgence in wine.
They usually met in a bamboo grove. (H. J. 66.)]

Oximono.— The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. s. Kichdsai.

278a. A section of a bamboo cane with the Seven Sages, some looking

out of a window, others playing games

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Plate 4, No. 5.

18¢

19¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 3, No. 5.

18¢

19¢

19 ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 5, No. 4.

Illustrated on
Plate 3, No. 9.

279.

280.

281.

282.

283.
284.
285.
286.
287.

288.
289.

290.

291.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Oximono.— The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. s. Shomin

Shiba Onko. s. Mitsutami

[A celebrated Chinese statesman who, as a boy, displayed his tact and
readiness in emergency. Whilst playing with other boys beside a huge jar
filled with water, one, climbing up, fell in. All save Shiba Onko ran away
terrified, but he, seizing a large stone, cracked the jar, and the fluid running
out, the boy’s life was saved. |

The same legend. s. Shigéhiro

The three saké tasters, Confucius, Laotzé, and Sakyamuni.
s. Shounsai

[Showing by their grimaces how differently it affects them. They were
the founders of three systems of religion, and this would inculcate that despite
differences of detail their religions may all have the same basis. |

Oxrmono.—Chinese sage riding ona lobster: red and black lacquer

Oximono.—A group of Chinese warriors. s. Otogawa Yasuchika .

Oximono.—A Chinese sage. s. Fujimaki Keishin
Chinese figures in a boat

Goshisho and the Kanayé

[A Chinese general, who showed his learning and strength in a competition
by composing and writing a stanza whilst holding up a three-legged kanayé
weighing a thousand pounds. (H. J. 74.)]

A Chinese junk. s. Toun

Tobdsaku on a deer carrying a peach branch. Ivory. s. Tama-
hashi Masayuki.

[An amiable old Chinaman who ate three peaches, and lived in consequence
nine thousand years. (H. J. 77.)]

Oximono.—A seated figure of a Chinaman. Wood. _ Inscribed
on base, “Statue of Rikukdzen, carved by Minamoto Mitsunari
by order of Nariyuki, July in the second year of Tempo”

(1831)

Chinese lady with attendant burning perfume .

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292.

293.
294.

205.

296.

297.

Animals, Btrds, Insects, etc.

A bivalve shell partly opened, and disclosing three Chinese person-
ages visiting the house of a fourth. s, Masanao

A Chinese sage on a statue of a shishi
Hankwai carrying off the door. (See No. 500.) Wood. s. Shiuzan

Oximono.—Chochiuka cutting up his clothes. s. Ridmin

[A sage who, when remonstrated with by the Emperor for wearing such
thin clothes, cut off pieces which, when thrown into the air, became butter-
flies, and flew round him until, clapping his hands, they resumed their
original places as parts of his dress. |

Oxtmono.—Kanshin and the coolie

[Showing his moral courage in crawling between the legs of a coolie who
barred his way, rather than have a disturbance. (H. J. 66.)]

Oximono.—A similar subject. s. Tadachika

2972. A Chinese warrior with attendants attacking a dragon

Animals, Wirds, Ansects, ete.

298. A Daimiod’s horse with trappings .

299. Cock and chickens on a peasant’s hat, with millet seed. _ s.

Okatomo

300. Oximono.—The Nine-Tailed Fox

[An old Chinese legend. In the twelfth century a fox took the form
of a woman, and became the concubine of the Emperor Chow Sin, and
induced him to perpetrate many acts of cruelty. She was detected by a
priest, who, placing before her a mirror, showed her in her true form. She
was thereupon killed, and the Emperor released from her spells. ]

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Plate 3, No. 3.

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Plate 3, No. 6.

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301.

302.
303.
304.
305.

300.

307.

308.
309.

310.

3II.
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
317.
210;

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes

Fowls on a drum. ss. Masanaga .

[A Chinese legend of a king who had a drum set up in his courtyard
which any one who had a grievance was to beat. His rule was so benign
that it was never used save as a perch for the fowls.|

Cock on drum. s. Yoshitomo
Pigeons on a drum. s. Mitsunao
Cock and hen with chickens, on coop .

Oximono.—Group of tortoises surmounted by a snake and frog.
s. Kiokuzan

Group of tortoises. s. Riuchin

Tortoise carrying in its mouth and over its back a Fukusa, on
which is embroidered a crane, pine tree, etc. s. Ridmin

Tortoise on a lotus leaf
Tortoise. Wood. s. Tomotada

Rats and dried fish (42mon0)

[Dried fish are often sent with a present as a memento of the time when
the people were all fishermen, and humble fare was the rule. Hence it
suggests lowliness. |

Oximono.—Rat on a bean pod

Rat on a brush

Rat on a coil of string

Rat on the rim of a basket with New Year decorations
Rat on a radish

Rat. Wood. s. Tomoichi

Rat with a chessman. Wood. s. Kazutomo

Rats and pumpkin. s. Giokuydsai

Ig ¢

19 ¢
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18 ¢

319.

320.
Bei.
322:
323:
324.
325.
326.
327:
328.
320.

330.
331.
332.

333:
334-

335:
336.
337.
338.

Animals, Birds, Insects, etc.

Bitch and puppies; the bitch with a movable ring round its
neck. s. Mitsuharu .

Puppies playing with an old tile, and straw sandal
Dog with football. s. Tomotada .

Cat and kittens. Gold lac

Monkey on a globe fish

Monkey with peach. s. Okayoshi

Monkey carrying a Manji (button) of persimmons

Monkey eating a nut. Wood, coloured in parts. s. Minko

Monkey with peach. s. Okayoshi
Monkey with coat and cap, watching a horse. s. Giokukwo

Ape with a snake’s tail. Probably the Nuyé. (See Nos. 596
and 994.) Wood. s. Umetada

A bird. Hirado porcelain
A monkey on horseback. Porcelain. s. Shaichi

Oximono.—Group of monkeys carved on a rock made out of a
root. s. Minko

A monkey hiding in the hollow of a tree branch. s. Hidemasa

Oximono.—An elephant with a four-storied palanquin in the shape
of a pagoda on its back, decorated with incrustations of coral,
shell, metal, etc.

Ox with calf licking its throat. s. Tomotada
Tiger
Tiger and young. s. Hoshinsai .

Goat resting. s. Sekiteéi

Illustrated on
Plate 4, No. 8.

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Lllustrated on
Plate 33, No. 4.

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19 ¢
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Lllustrated on
Plate 4, No. 4.

345.
346.

347.
348.
349.
350.
351.
352.
353.
354.
355:

350.
357:
358.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Ox and calf. s. Tomotada .
Tiger on a bamboo stump
Rabbits. s. Okatomo
Puppies. s. Hidéchika .

Dormouse asleep. Wood

Badger sitting under a lotus leaf and distending his stomach.

s. Kogiokusai

[The badger, or racoon-faced dog (‘Tanuki), drums on his distended stomach
apparently to amuse the moon, but in reality in the hope of misleading way-

farers by night. (H. J. 139-)]

A horse. Hirado porcelain .

Oximono.—Two puppies playing on the leaf of a _ banana.

s. Yamashita Tsunéki
An elephant .
Hairy-tailed tortoise on a lotus leaf
Puppies on a wheel
Rabbit amongst the rushes
Flight of cranes. s. Kagétoshi
Group of cranes. s. Kagétoshi
Cranes in mother-of-pearl, in relief. s. Shibayama
Oximono.—Eagle seizing a monkey
Oximono.—Eagle catching a fox. s. Juei
An eagle seizing a monkey. s. Masatsugu .
Quail and millet. s. Okatomo

Quail and millet. s. Okatomo

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359:
360.
361.
362.

363.
364.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.

371.
a72:

373.
374.
375:
376.
377:
378.
379.

Animats, Birds, Insects, ete.

Quail eating millet on a basket

Quails on millet. s. Okayoshi

.Quails and millet. s. Okayoshi

A snake intertwined in a pumpkin, in which a landscape has
been cut

Snake. Wood. s. Masakatsu

Frog on an old bucket. s. Kazunari

Frogs on a lotus leaf .

Frog and pumpkin. s. Kosht

Lotus leaf with a toad and a crab. s. Nankoku
Frogs on a lotus leaf. s. Hidémasa .

Frogs on a lotus leaf. s. Hidémasa .

Frogs seated in a circle upon a straw sandal and caricaturing a

Buddhist service. Wood
Frog on a sandal. Wood. s. Masanao

Oximono.—Toads at play under a willow tree, and toads dis-
turbed by a snake, in bas-relief. s. Moritoshi

Lotus leaf with frog and fish

Snail crawling over bucket. Wood. s, Giokuriusai

A wasp’s nest. Wood. s. Morimitsu .

Globe fish

Hermit and other crabs on and in shells. s. Giokuhosai
Fishes and shells .

A bivalve shell opening and disclosing sparrows and clouds
carved in relief in the interior. s. Masatsugu

Illustrated on
Plate 7, No. 2.

380.

381.
382.
383.
384.
3842.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.

Oyster-shell which opens on removing a screw, and discloses
in the inside a carving in relief of a temple. s. Masatsugu .

Bivalve-shell. Wood. s. Tadahisa

Snail on the lid of a waterpot. Wood. s. Shigémasa
Ox lying down. s. Tomotada

An owl with owlets in an oak-tree. Wood

A fish, lacquered

Sruit, flowers, etc.

An orange, in the interior of which are two Chinese figures
playing checkers (Ge). s. Masanao .

An orange similar to above. Wood. s. Masahidé

A Persimmon fruit and nuts, the former with an incised view of
Fujisan.

Gourd forming a yataté or portable inkstand. Brass, silver,
and gold

Mushrooms and fir-cones with incised landscapes. s. Giokuhdsai

Peach, showing in the interior a carving in relief, representing
a Chinese emperor and attendants. s. Masatsugu

Orange, which opens, and shows two women playing checkers,
carved in relief: Wood

Peachstone chased with the signs of a fortunate dream

Walnut chased with the legend of Saishi

[Saishi was one of the twenty-four instances of filial piety. Having a
great-grandmother who had lost all her teeth and could not eat, she came
every day and suckled her. | ;

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TOs. 22 ts

PLATE Vt,
NETSUKES AND OKIMONOS.

2. Nomrs7.
Gp NO 25:

394

395.
3906.

397.
308.
399.

400.

Aol.

402.

403.

404.
405.

406.

407.

Miscellaneous.

A gourd in metal, with a silver chain
A gourd in red lac, with carved decoration of children at play.

Gourd-shaped double nut, making a bottle, decorated with deer
and maple

A branch of prunus blossom. Gold lacquer
A peony
Two overlapping kiku flowers. Gold lac on metal

A lotus bud, leaf, and seedpod

Miscellaneous.

Oxtwono.—A skeleton carrying on his back a family of toads
in a lotus leaf .

Oxrmono.—A group of monkeys, a toad, and a puppy dressed
as showmen, and carrying skulls, a skeleton (with movable
head), a toad, etc. Ivory, partly gilt, and coloured and inlaid
with mother-of-pearl. s. Riushinsai Masahiro. Dated 1871

The duodenary cycle. s. Tomochika

[The day is divided into twelve periods of two hours, and these, as well
as the months, are called after twelve animals: the rat, ox, tiger, hare,
dragon, serpent, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog, and boar. (H. J. 133.)]

The duodenary cycle. s. Tomochika

PANEL IN PIERCED Ivory.—The animals forming the duodenary
cycle, at play. s. Masatsugu .

The duodenary cycle

A scent bottle in the shape of a gourd, which is covered with
feather fans, s, Masatsugu

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18 c¢

I9¢

19 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 2, No. i.

I9¢

I8c

19 ¢

Ig ¢

19 ¢

19¢

418.

AI9.
420.
421.
422.
423.

424.

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes,
A group of masks. s. Hakuunsai
A mask in red lacquer .
A group of masks of Uzumé, etc. Wood.
Views from Surimonos. Gold and red lac on ivory .
In shape of fans. Gold lac
A coral diver carrying a piece of coral

An imitation cherry leaf, lacquered in gold, with flowers and
leaves

Small inro lacquered with designs of diapers. Ojime Daruma.
Ball, with design of animals in chased and pierced work. Wood

A netsuké in imitation basket-work, with crests. Silver and

shakud6

Oxrmono.—A monkey attired as an acrobat supporting a skull,
on which is a snake about to swallow a toad. s. Shokwasai

Cock and hen on a piece of split bamboo. s. Masanao
Two flies on a hat. Ivory and wood

Monkeys on and in a house, s. Masatsugu. Wood
Four masks in a piece of folded and tied stuff. Wood
Pug dog, red and silver lacquer. Wood. s. Mitsutada .

Ship with seven figures, inlaid with pearl, cloisonné, etc. Wood.
s. Riukei .

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19 ¢

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18 ¢

Miscellaneous.
425. Dancer with coral mask; dress carved and lacquered in colours.

426. Ferry boat, with ferryman and passengers. s. Giokuriusai

427. Lotus leaf in iron, with silver crab. s. Kobayashi Nobunao.
428. Long Legs and Long Arms. (See No. 200)

429. Mask of a Shishi with movable ears and jaw. Wood

430. An artist drawing.

Notre.— The seguence of the numbering ts intermitted at the end of each Section to permit of the
future tntroduction of additions to the collection.

Sculptors at Work.

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19 ¢

18¢

19 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 7, No. %.

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Buttons: Manji and Kagamibuta Metsukés.

termed Kagamibuta, Kagami being a mirror.

500.

501.

502.

503.

504.

505.
506.

Kacamisuta.—Hankwai carrying off the door (?)

[Hankwai was an adherent of the Emperor Riubi, and of great strength.
Conspirators about to take the Emperor’s life had closed the doors of his
apartment, but Hankwai burst them open and saved his master. |

Kacamisuta.—Yoshitsuné fighting Benkei on Gojé Bridge. (See
No. 185.) The button ivory, the figures metal

Kacamisuta.—Manzai (in gold) dancing in the New Year. (See
No. to.) Button ivory

ManjU.—Dragon in the clouds, in silver. The interior is fitted
up as a compass

Kacamimura.—Dragon in the clouds with sacred gem. Metal.
Ivory button

Many0.—Shishi and peony

Mawnj0.—Shishi and peony. Silver and silver gilt
36

Netsukés, which take the form of buttons, are called Manji, from a

flattened circular cake of rice. When they have a metal centre they are

isc

I8c¢

507.

508.

509.

510.

5II.

512.

513.

514.
515.

516.
517.

518.

519.

Buttons: Manji and Kagamibuta Netsukeés.

KaGAmispuTa.—The three saké-tasters picnicking under maple-
trees. The figures of various metals in an ivory button
[Sannin Jogo, or the three temperaments produced by saké—anger, mirth,
and sorrow as evidenced in their faces. (See No. 282.)|
Kacamiputa.—A girl offering saké to Yama. Various metals in
an ivory button

KAGAMIBUTA.—Kappas fishing. (See No. 244.) Metal, in bronze
button

Kacamisuta.—Hotéi carrying his bag. (See No. 124.) Metal,
in wooden button

KaGaAmiputa.—Shoki and an oni examining the footprints of a
bird. Metal, in ivory button .

KaAGAMIBUTA.—Rats carrying the Takaramono. (See 119) .

[Daikoku, who is particularly associated with the Takaramono, is also
associated with a rat which eats his rice if he does not watch it. Symbolical
of the fact that riches must be taken care of if they are to be preserved. |

KAGAMIBUTA.—ROshi on the ox, playing the flute. (See No. 162.)
s. Ichiyeisai Korin

Manju, incised with a tengu. Ivory. (See No. 243.) s. Ichiyt .

Manju, with fisherman and octopus: deeply incised. Ivory. s.
Mitsutoshi .

Manjt.—A musical instrument in pierced work. Ivory

ManjU, with a peony, rock, etc., in ivory and mother-of-pearl.
Ivory

Manju simulating basketwork. Shakudo and silver

[Shakudo is an alloy of copper containing from 1 to 6 per cent. of gold,
a less quantity of silver, and a trace of lead. When pickled in a certain
solution it assumes a rich blue patina. |

Manju, with Daruma in relief. Ivory and wood. (See No. 169).

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19 ¢

18 ¢

19 c¢
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19 ¢

520.
soa

522,

523.

524.
525.

520.

527.

528.
529.
530.

531.

532.
533:
534-
535.
530.
537:

Netsukés, Okimonos, and Statuettes.
MANJU representing shells on a tray. Yellow bronze .
Manyt.—Lady with children. s. Meijitsu
Manyjt.—A carp ascending a waterfall. (See No 601.)

KaGAmisutTa.—With plants and flowers in gold and silver on iron,
and dragon in ivory.

Manj0.—Seascape with pines, willows, and birds

Kacamisuta with silver plate, with a picture of Otohimé and
Urashima. (See No. 202.) s. Itsumin at the age of 71

Manjt carved with a peony and shishi. Wood.

KAGAMIBUTA carved with a centipede and iron dragon, with a
metal figure in relief. Wood. s. Masaiyé

Manju: chased and pierced with designs of autumn flowers
Manjt: pierced with designs of culinary utensils

Kacamiputa.—A Kappa (see No. 244) under a_ willow-tree.
Metal

Manjt with design of autumn flowers and clouds, in perforated
ivory and metal

Manjt.—Bird on peony

Manyt.—A lotus leaf under which is a frog in metal
Manyt.—Miniature masks. s. Hakuunsai

Manyt.—Shishi and peony of perforated design
Manjt.—Saigid (See No. 182.) In intaglio. s. Doshosai

Manjo with four panels perforated with views of houses, etc. .

I9c¢

19 ¢

538.

539.

540. °
541.

542.

543.

Buttons: Manji and Kagamibuta Netsukés.

Manyjt with decoration of snakes, frogs, etc.

Manjo with bas-relief of Momotaro : “‘ Little Peachling.” (See 212.)
s. Moritoshi

Manji with design of culinary articles in bas-relief. s. Ipposai

Manyt0.—Ornamented in low-relief with an armourer in ceremonial

dress forging a sword blade.

s. Moritoshi .

Manjt.—Benkei disguised as a wandering priest at Ataka. Bas-

relief.

s. Moritoshi

Manjt.—The Story of Ota Dokwan.

[The Warrior Prince and the Peasant Girl.

p. 265.

H. J. 70.)]

s. Naoharu .

(See Griffis’ “ Mikado’s Empire,”

Metal Workers.

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19 ¢

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DEVESTON A

Pipes: Wiserus.

574. Large silver kiséru decorated with panels in relief, lacquered in

575.

576.

577-

Illustrated on 578.

Plate 28.

579.

Lllustrated on 580.

Plate 7, No. 3.

gold and colours on a black ground, and illustrating the eight
beautiful sights of Omi (Om Hakket )

{Omi, or Biwa, is the most important lake in Japan, and being situated near
Kyoto, and in lovely scenery, it is frequently delineated in the works of the
artists who live in that city. The eight beautiful sights are: the autumn moon
from Ishiyama ; evening snow on Hirayama; the blaze of evening at Seta; the
evening bell at Miidera ; boats sailing back from Yabasé ; a bright sky and breeze
at Awazu; rain at night at Karasaki; and wild geese alighting at Katata.

(H. J. 9.)|

Yellow bronze kiséru, decorated with a dragon in high relief. s.

Miyata

Wooden kiséru with silver panels, on which are illustrated episodes
connected with the six rivers named Tama

Shibuichi kiséru, decorated with the Takarabuné. (See No. 119.) .

Silver kiséru covered with a flowing design of a star-shaped flower
and tendrils. The flowers in shakudo and gold.

Silver kiséru, decorated with a dragon in clouds in high relief
Wooden kiséru with silver mountings, decorated with anchors and

sea in relief, in shakudo and gold
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18 ¢

PIiscA PEOCy LH.

PIPES, POUCH, AND NETSUKES.

No. 425. 2. No. 384a. 3.

4. No. 596. 5. No. 585.

acer

581.

582.

583.

584.

585.

586.

Pipes: Kusérus.

Silver and iron kiséru, decorated with the kiku and kiri crests
in gold inlay (zxztarsza)

[The Imperial Court badge of Japan is a conventional rendering of a

Kiku, a sixteen-petalled Chrysanthemum. ‘The Imperial family badge is the

kiri, three leaves and flowers of the Paulownia Imperialis. Wares made for

the emperors are said to have seven and five buds, and those under
his patronage five and three, on the flowers. (H. J. 34.)]

Silver and shakudo kiséru, decorated with diapering in encrusted
gold (damasina)

Tortoise shell and bamboo kiséru, with silver mountings, de-
corated with incised engraving of chidori flying over the
waves

Bamboo kiséru with silver mountings, decorated with a tiger
and bamboo in shakudo and gold in relief

Bamboo kiséru, with silver mountings, decorated with cranes and
waves in relief .

Three pipe holders in wood—(a@) A man stretching himself; (6) A
fabulous monster doing the same; (¢) A snake with a frog.
One containing a silver and bamboo pipe

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Lllustrated on
Plate 28.

Lllustrated on
Plate 7, No.5.

Lllustrated on 596.

Plate 7, No. 4.

597.

598.

PART LT

7 MG RS ERS ed hag OT OR

Cobacco JOouches: Cobako-ires.

Leather

Clasp (kanamono), representing the treasure ship in full sail:
composed of tortoiseshell, ivory, silver, and malachite

Pendant: panels of ivory mounted in iron, damascened with gold.
I-no Hayata slaying the Nuyé (see No. 992), etc. .

Button (Kagamibuta): iron, with floral design in gold and silver
inlay, the kagami being an ivory dragon

Leather .

Clasp: iron, decorated with an eagle and birds in various metals

Pendant: panels iron bound, and containing figures in iron
surrounded with clouds in ivory

Button: wood, decorated with a centipede carved in relief and with
ivory kagami decorated with a warrior attacking a dragon. s.
Masaiyeé

Stamped leather
Clasp: playing tigers in bronze gilt

Pendant: in three pieces :—
(2) Upper: iron, containing ivory panel, and illustrated with
figures of Kanzan and Jittoku (two Rishis). s. Shigémasa
42

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8c
8c

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I8c

599.

600.

601.

602.

Tobacco Pouches: Teobako-trés.
(6) Centre: on face, dragon in silver; reverse, summer-house
by lake, in iron

(c) Lower: on face, gods of good fortune on boat, in iron; on
reverse mallet and clove from takaramono (see No. 11Q),
incased in ivory

Button: Ivory incised with views of mountain and lake

Leather .

Clasp: decorated with figure of Kajiwara on horseback, in various
metals

Pendant: silver chain . j

Netsuké: ivory and coral, with figure of a coral diver

Leather

Clasp and bead (ojimé) monkeys; netsuké an eagle seizing a
monkey ; all in ivory, and all by Masatsugu

Leather

Clasp: a dragon in bronze and gold

Pendant: panels of coloured enamels

Button: silver, decorated with a carp ascending a waterfall

[The carp leaping up a waterfall typifies ambition and perseverance. It was
rewarded by transformation into a white dragon which lived a thousand years.

(H. J. 147.)]
Wood. Decorated with gourd plants and insects in lead, lacquer,
and metals

Two beads, one of wood, enclosing dice, the other of metal,
decorated with birds and leaves

A pipe case of ivory and leather, decorated with basket work and
floral panels

8c
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18c

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8c
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18 ¢

19 ¢

603.

604.

605.

606.

607.

608.

609.

Tobacco Pouches: Tobako-trés.
Ivory and wood. The wood carved with a dragon and waves, the
ivory with incised figure of a lady playing the koto
Bead: pottery with coloured glazings .

Button: Wood, on the front of which is an ox in tortoiseshell, on
the reverse a shishi and peony in low-relief

[An ox lying down is the emblem of Tenjin Sama, the god of caligraphy. |

Leather. Clasp: a warrior with falchion. s. Naomasa

Pendant: brass, with ivory panels containing birds in inlays of
mother-of-pearl, etc. .

Netsuké: ivory, decorated with lady and child in incised work.

s. Meijitsu

Leather. Clasp: Hankwai, a Chinese warrior (see No. 50c),
drinking saké; in various metals

Embroidered silk. Clasp: shakudo, with nightingale flying across
the moon

Stamped leather
Clasp: monkey at a hibachi; in metal
Bead: gilt, with decoration of peony

Pipe case : bamboo basket work, with band of red and black lacquer
Wood. Carved in relief, with monkeys on a peach tree. s. Shiidsai

Carved wood. Decorated in different panels with the moon,
plum-blossom, pine, and maple, and two cards with the following
verse :—

“Smiling are the flowers in various colours
Whilst the birds join in harmonious chorus.”

19 ¢
8c

5-6

19 ¢

With an ivory netsuké, and porcelain ojimé . . early 19 ¢

PLA TE VUE.

Tobacco Pouch, No. 610.

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6II.

612.

Tobacco Pouches: Tobako-trés.

Embroidered silk, with bronze and shibuichi clasp decorated with
an ox and peony. The pendant formed of an articulated figure
of a European in armour, made of various metals and ivory.
s. Ikko or Kazutora .

|The signature is probably a late addition, as the pouch resembles seventeenth
century work. The same signature is found on No. 624.|

Pouch, with pendant of plaques in silver and enamel .

Wood. Decorated with the key pattern and crests, incised and
lacquered.
Ojimé, ivory. Netsuké, Tsuishu lac

Coolies carrying a huge daikon or radish, Illustration of method of wearing the pipe.

Lllustrated on
Plate 8,

19 ¢

623.

Ilustrated on 624.

Plate 9, No. 3.

625.

626.

627.

Tllustrated on 62 8.

Plate9, No. 4.

Illustrated on 629.

Plate 9, No. 2.

630.

Illustrated on 631.

Plate 9, No. 1.

PART th

PP eS EO Vin,

Pipe Cases (Kiseruzutsus),

Basket work on wood. Decorated with leaves, insects, etc., in

coloured lacquers

Bamboo. Decorated with inlays of figures of Manzai dancers

(see No. 10) in coloured ivories. s. Kazutora

incrusted

s. Shibayama Dosho.

Bamboo. Decorated with a _ shishi and peonies in

ivories, mother-of-pearl, and bone.
Ebony. Decorated with a crane and lotus in silver and gold .

Ebony. Decorated with a silver figure of Daruma crossing to

Japan on a reed. (See No. 169) .

Ivory, with a perforated decoration of the Ho-wo and various
plants. s. Mitsumasa

[The H6-w6 was the Chinese Phoenix, and a symbol of imperial authority
and national prosperity. |

Ivory, with a perforated decoration of a boy catching a moth.
s. Toshimitsu

Ivory. Decorated in low-relief, with the story of Gentoku,
Chohi, and Kwan-u. (See No. 266.) s. Hakuo

Ivory. Decorated in low-relief with a figure of Tennin, a
goddess, in clouds, with musical instruments, emblems of
s. Kikukawa Rojin .

“harmony,” and cherub.

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633.

634.

635.

630.

637.
638.

639.

640.
641.

642.

643.

644.

645.

646.

Pipe Cases: Kiséruzutsus.

Ivory. Decorated in low-relief with a kingfisher perched on
reeds. 5. Shiko —

Ivary. Decorated in low-relief with a Ho-wo and peony .

Ivory. Decorated with the story of Kwan-u and Chohi (see
No. 266), in incrustations of mother-of-pearl. s. Kikukawa
Masamitsu

Bone stained green. Decorated with the Dragon of Mount
Fuji in silver

Ivory and leather. Decorated with plants and seals .
Bamboo. Mounted with ivory and lacquered wood
Twisted bamboo and ivory, in imitation of basket work

Wood. Mounted on silver, with a long-armed monkey stretching
out to reach the moon

Wood. Mounted on silver, with moon and lotus leaves

Wood. Decorated with carved panels, containing as subjects a
cottage, chidori and net, and a woman at a well. s. Masa
taka

[Chidori are small birds, resembling Godwits, usually seen in flights on the
sea. They are much affected by the Artist Korin. (See H. J. 145.)]

Wood. Decorated with a monkey hiding in the hollow of a tree,
and a fungus in iron

Wood and bone. Decorated with a snake, snail, and frog in
bas-relief.

Ivory. Decorated with bamboo in clouds in bas-relief. s. Homin
y

Wood. Decorated with creepers and cherry blossom in metal
and mother-of-pearl, a peacock in relief, and a poem upon the
merit of perseverance, in gold. s. Hidéyoshi .

Wooden pipe case. With sparrow and hanging lantern in iron

Lllustrated on
Plate 9, No. 5.
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JPortable Ankstands and Wrush Cases: Watates.

657. Iron. With diaper patterns in inlaid silver, with a circular wood
case for the pad , ; ' ; cat esis

658. Copper. Decorated with autumn plants in incised and_ inlaid

work. s. Onigashima Akio. be Pa
659. Bamboo. Mounted with ivory and wood. s. Gengen . Say 8s
660. Red guri lacquer. s. Masamitsu . ' . . . . Meee
661. Metal in imitation of Guri lacquer ; ST Sa

A Japanese Painter of the Kano School,

PoP al date

Macquer.

its display of lacquer than in any other section of

Japanese Art. This is no doubt as it should be,
for it is the ware which is most characteristic of the nation’s art, and in
which it reaches the highest excellence.

Recent exhibitions, and the exhaustive catalogues by which they have
been accompanied, have thrown so much light upon the process of lacquer-
making and its principal exponents that it is unnecessary here to do more
than to draw attention to some of the pieces which are contained in this
collection.

The most remarkable, without any doubt, is the large chest (No. 1110)
which is reproduced as the frontispiece to this volume. It passed into Sir
Trevor Lawrence’s possession upon the disposal of the Hamilton Palace
treasures, which contained many articles of Japanese manufacture, and it had
previously been in the Mazarin and Fonthill Collections.

A smaller chest was purchased at the same sale for the South Kensington
Museum for £772. It is stated to have been used as a receptacle for
Buddhist books; but the decoration is altogether lay in character, and _ its

use was probably for robes. The South Kensington chest has a_ key

49 7

50 Lacquer.

decorated with the Mazarin arms, and is said to have belonged to
Napoleon I.

Almost as interesting is the Rydshi-bunko (No, 1111, Illustration No. 21),
from the same collection, and which is presumably of the same date as the
chest. It bears an inscription on the interior of the lid, ‘‘ Maria Uan Diemen.”
(See Illustration, page 55.) When exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts
Club it was assigned to 1700, and as having been made at Nagasaki. It is
reasonable, however, to suppose that it may well have been a present from
the Emperor or Shogun to Anton Van Diemen, who was Governor of Batavia
from 1630, and whose name has been handed down to us through the
discovery during his tenure of that office of Van Diemen’s Land by Tasman.
The Chinese influence which so asserts itself throughout the two pieces is
evidence in favour of their being of earlier date than 1700, whilst if they
had been made at Nagasaki for a European at that time, they would
probably have had a tinge of Western influence, which is nowhere traceable
save in the lettering of the name.

Another remarkable piece is the Rydshi-bunko (No. 1184, Illustration
No. 24), which both on its outer and inner surfaces exhibits a sumptuousness
of decoration hardly excelled by any specimen in this country. It dates
from the early part of the last century, and is almost certainly from the ~
hand of the celebrated Kajikawa I. |

A feature in the collection are the numerous specimens of writing boxes
(suzuribako) and medicine and seal cases (inrd). As regards the firstnamed,
probably no collection in England is so rich. Of the latter there are many
examples. The wonderful fertility of invention of the creators, both as
regards design, material, and execution, makes a collection such as this not
too large, for each piece presents some variety or some feature which is of
interest to the student and the connoisseur. A gathering like this must be
of value to both so long as the art of lacquering is unrepresented in our

national museums.

Lacguer. 51

For extended particulars respecting the manufacture of lacquer, its varieties,
and its makers, the reader is referred to the text-books on the subject, and
especially to Mr. Gilbertson’s Preface to the Catalogue of the recent Exhibition
of the Burlington Fine Arts Club, the latest exposition upon the subject.

It will only be necessary to state here succinctly the meaning of the
various terms concerning the manufacture employed in this Catalogue. That
of each kind of lac will be found set out where an example of it first
occurs in the numeration.

NAsHIJI, or aventurine. This is a groundwork formed by powdering or
dusting gold, silver, or other metals, of varying degrees of fineness, upon a
wet lacquer base, which, when dry, is relacquered. This process may be
repeated again and again, according to the quality required.

Gyosu Nasuri is where a somewhat similar result is arrived at by
covering the lacquer with a tesselated groundwork of small pieces of cut foil,
each of which is applied separately with an instrument.

LacguER is termed either TocrpAsHi, HiIrAMAKIYF, or TAKAMAKIYF,
according as the pattern on the surface is flat, slightly, or considerably
raised,

In Tocrpasur the pattern is the result of grinding and polishing until
no part of it projects, but the whole assumes a beautifully smooth surface,
beneath which the pattern is seen.

HiraMAkiy&, strictly so called, is where the design is only raised by the
thickness of the lines forming the design; that is, where the design has been
painted, as it were, on a flat surface in lacquer and gilt, or otherwise coloured.

TAKAMAKIYE, on the other hand, is where the surface is raised or
indented by means of repeated applications of lacquer or a mixture termed sabi.

It will be seen that it is somewhat difficult to exactly define where
hiramakiyé and takamakiyé exactly meet; and many pieces, perhaps the
majority, combine both. We have, therefore, in this Catalogue used one or

other terms according as it seemed best to represent the means employed.

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Macquer.

DL VE SUPA IN cA.

Cabinets (Jisshu-ko-bakos and Go-Dansgus.)

This Division contains the small cabinets with drawers, and usually with
doors, which were, for the most part, used as receptacles for the incense and
other articles used in the Perfume Game. When complete, and including the ash-
holder, they were termed /zsshu-kd-bako. When this use cannot with certainty be
assigned to them they are here called A@-dansu—2z.ec., small cabinet with drawers.

KO (with the accent) signifies perfume, Ko (without the accent) small.

671. Ko-pansu.—Decorated with trellis work (in gold) covering flowers,
with insects in takamakiyé. The drawers sprinkled with a
diaper of crests , ; : ; ' pe ANT t

Wustrated on 72, IKO-pANSU.—Veneered with tortoiseshell, lacquered with plants and
Plate 27;

No. 3. clouds in gold. Moon and dewdrops in silver. Silver mounts 17 ¢

673. Ko-pansu.—With three drawers and three small boxes, decorated
on the exterior with autumn flowers and herbage in gold on
black ; on the interior with maple and other leaves in gold
on nashiji . ; ; ; foe LN ce

Lilustrated on

ustrated om 67a. JIsSHU-KO-BAKO.—With ashholder, nest of boxes, four kogo in

drawers, and tray decorated with plum-blossoms against a fence,
and Chinese children playing with a snowball, etc. From the
Hamilton Palace Collection ' ; ; ms dene

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Jisshu-k6-bako (Perfume Game Cabinet), No. 674.

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676.

677.

678.

679.

680.

681.

682.

683.

684.

685.

Cabinets (_/tsshu-ko-bakos and Ko-dansus).

JissHu-kO-BAKo.—With ashholder and tray: decorated with plum,
wisteria, and chrysanthemum flowers, and vine, maple, and other
leaves in gold lac, and incrusted with flowers in various metals
and mother-of-pearl on nashiji

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with diapers, kiku, and plum blossoms in
gold and black lac, and incrusted with pearl

Ko-pansu.-—Decorated with landscapes in gold on nashiji; with
shakudo mountings

Ko-pansu.—Red lacquer, with doors and three drawers ; decorated
with incised designs of dragons and waves (2? Chinese)

KKO-bANSU.—Brown lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory,
etc.

K6-pansu.—With two drawers and doors; decorated with maple
leaves floating down stream (called the Tatsuta-gawa design,
from the river where maple groves abound), in gold on black

K6-pansu.—Decorated with medallions of birds and insects, and
flowers incrusted in mother-of-pearl on gold. The interior
Tsugaru lac. (See No. 766)

K6-pansu.—In the shape of a house, decorated with the
sho-chiku-bai in gold on nashiji

[The sho-chiku-bai is a combination of the Chinese words for the pine, bamboo,

and plum ; in Japanese matsu-také-umé. ‘They are emblems of longevity, rectitude,

and sweetness, and of constant friendship which withstands even the hardships of
winter. Hence they frequently appear on articles intended as presents. ]

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with a design of the sea, with swimming fish
in stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, etc., on nashiji. s. Shokidsai

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with flowers in gold, and incrusted shell.
s. Kwaisuisai Shoga .

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with kiku flowers in gold and incrusted
shell, and on the drawers fishes and crab. s. Kwaisuisai Shokwa

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Plate 26.

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686.

687.

688.

689.

690.

692.

693.

694.

695.

696.

697.

Lacquer.

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with kiku flowers in gold and shell. s.
Kwaisuisai Shokwa :

Ko-pansu.—With nest of boxes at either end: decorated with
diapers in lac, and ivory panels containing birds and flowers
in gold lac, and incrusted shell; the boxes inside decorated
with ornamental medallions in tawny-coloured lacs on gold

Ko-pansu.—Mounted with silver, and decorated with the sho-
chiku-bai (see No. 682), and crests in gold on nashiji

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with sketches in black on silver lac. - s.
Yamada

Ko-pansu.— Decorated with landscapes of pastoral subjects in gold
on black

K0o-pansu.—On feet ; decorated with kiri tree and Ho on the top
and sides on gold

KO-pansu and door ; decorated with a view of peasants at work at
Suma, and a nobleman ona balcony watching them, in gold on
black. From the Genji Monogatari

Ko-pansu.—Decorated with a pattern of gilded fans of varied
designs in different colours on black. The interior decorated
with a flight of Chzdori over waves. (See No. 641)

Ko-pansu.—Decorated on the front with a mountainous view and a
boat on a river, in gold and colours on black ; on the sides with
leather of various patterns

Ko-pansu.—In imitation of Shunkei lacquer ; decorated with inlays
of garden flowers, scrolls, cup and ball, in stone and mother-
of-pearl

K6-pansu.—With shelves and drawers on all sides: decorated with
various subjects on the panels in gold and colours on black

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LACQUER.

Jisshu-k6-bako (Perfume Game Cabinet), No. 675, with its tray,

which fits in above the top drawer.

AUTOTYPE.

698.

699.

700.

701.

702.

K6-DANSU.

Cabinets ( /isshu-ko-bakos and Ko-dansus).

Ko-pansu.—Shitan wood. Decoration: on the top a flute of inlaid
horn and shell, a biwa of wood, ivory, and metal (decorated with
a waterfall carved in ivory), a biwa case of wood (decorated with
chrysanthemum flowers in shell imitating embroidery); on the
front, flowers and birds inlaid in shell, ivory, and wood of
various colours

K6-pansu.—With drawers and shelves of nashiji lac, decorated
on the upper surface with H6-wo, on the drawers and sides with
groups of birds, in gold and coloured takamakiye

K6-pansu.—Black lac ; with shelves,and cupboard decorated with
the kikko diaper, and the crest of the Daimio Miwa of Nihon-
matsu in gold; on the inside of the doors with figures of the
Spirits of the Pine Tree. (See No. 197)

[The “ kikk6” diaper is one which imitates the scales on the back of a tortoise. ]

K6-pansu.—Nashiji lac, with folding doors, enclosing drawers and a
drawer beneath ; decorated with river scenes in gold on panels,
and fan-shaped black and gold medallions, with silver mounts
and hinges. On a stand

Containing three drawers, one with a tray and another

with three small boxes; decorated with plants and butterflies
on the edge of a stream in gold on black. Silver mountings

Interior of Rydshi-bunko, No. 1111: exterior illustrated on Plate No, 21.

19 ¢

18c

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Lacquer.

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CUtriting Wores (Suzuri-bakos),

In a country where caligraphy is esteemed a fine art, where the character
of lettering used gives ample scope for dexterous manipulation and beauty
of line, where the use of the brush in its production enables it to become an
art in the hands of an adept, and where a fine specimen of handwriting is as
much esteemed as a fine painting, it is not surprising that the articles necessary
in its production are held in repute and ornamented. Consequently we find
the writing boxes illustrating every phase of decoration and of material. But
the majority of them have come under the lacquerer’s hand, probably because no
other material is so fitted for the purpose, presenting, as it does, a hard and
polished surface, from which the marks of ink can easily be obliterated.

Few boxes come over to this country complete in all their fittings. Like
picnic boxes, the dealer has often found it more advantageous to strip them of
the brushes and inkholders which would not be missed. This rifling sometimes
even extends to the water-holder, inkstone, and, in fact, to all the fittings where
they are supposed to have a value apart from the case.

A box should contain a water vessel, with which the ink is moistened, an
inkstone, on which the Chinese ink is rubbed, trays for the brushes, the brushes
themselves (usually in lacquer holders to preserve their points), a lacquer or
metal holder for the ink, and a knife also in a case.

Many of the injuries to boxes arise from careless handling or tilting, by
which the stone becomes detached from its frame. This liability should
especially be remembered in examining valuable specimens. Many of the older
pieces are protected by pewter rims, called okiguchi.

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LACQUER.

Suzuri-bako (Writing Box), No. 745. The lid only.

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742.

743.

744.

745.

740.

747.

748.

Writing Boxes (Suzuri-bakos).

SUZURI-BAKO.— Decorated with a fan, with a view upon it of rice
cutters at work by moonlight in gold on gydbu. The interior
with a mountain view with cherry trees in bloom beside a river,
in gold on nashiji

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Decorated with a fir tree and lespedeza in gold.
The interior with lespedeza in gold and various coloured lacs
on nashiji. Water-holder, silver, with pine tree decoration

SuzuRI-BAKo.—Decorated with a bunch of kiku flowers wrapped in
paper, in gold on mokumé. On the interior, huts in a pine
forest beside a creek, in gold on nashiji .

[Presents are usually folded in paper, which is made to assume a variety of
shapes, each appropriate to some occasion. ‘The folded paper is called nosh. |

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated with a boat, in which an evening excursion
is being taken ; some of the persons are playing with fireflies ;
gold and various coloured lacs in togidashi on black. The
interior with a house beside a rock, in gold on nashiji. Water-
holder silver with engraved pine trees

SUZURI-BAKO.—In the shape of two intersecting one another: one
decorated with a flight of cranes over pine-planted hills, in gold
on gold, the other with autumn plants, in gold on nashiji. The
interior with cherry blossoms and moon in clouds in togidashi,
gold, and colours, on black. Water-holder, silver: two cherry
flowers. s. Yamada Joka .

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Gold lac, with externally a rocky landscape and
buildings on a lake, with the sun in clouds, and internally
fans and trailing yigao, and the badge of the Daimio
Sakai

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated with H6-wo and kiri in gold and colours
on black. The interior with peonies and butterflies, in gold
on nashiji .

18 ¢

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749.

750.

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752.

753:

754.

755:

750.

Lacquer.

SUZURI-BAKO.—With maple leaves, kiku flowers, and noblemen’s
caps of state, in gold and colours on nashiji. Water-holder,
silver ; kiku flower

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Decorated with an autumn landscape with deer and
maple, in colours and gold on nashii. The interior with autumn
flowers, in gold and colours on nashiji. Water-holder; gilt
chrysanthemum .

[There is a Japanese saying: “ When the maples change their colour then
the hart seeks its mate.” |

Suzur1I-BAKO.—In the shape of a zither (koto), with silver strings,
on gold and coloured mokumé: the sides diapered, the interior
with plum-blossom and fence, in gold on nashiji. Water-holder,
a copper shishi .

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated with herons on a willow tree ; the interior
with trees and stream in gold on nashiji. Water-holder, silver,
with conventional peony decoration

SuzurI-BAko.— Decorated with a wattle fence, behind which are two
cottages ; on a roofed-over gate, which leads to them, a cock is
perched; in the interior a house of some distinction, with curiously
shaped rocks behind and beneath it, in gold on nashiji. Water-
holder, silver; a mountain cherry

SUZURI-BAKO.— Decorated on the inside and out with a river, beside
which are the plum, pine, and bamboo, in gold on _nashiji.
Water-vessel, silver; plum, pine, and bamboo

SuzurI-BAKO.—Decorated on the inside and out with landscapes,
mountains in the clouds, pine and cherry trees, and a gate-
way in the foreground; on the inside, an oak with acorns is
amongst the trees (the only example in the collection). Water-
vessel, silver; pine branch

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated with a cascade and house in gold on
gydbu; the interior with a lake view, and flying geese in solid

18 ¢

18c¢

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Suzuri-bako (Writing Box), No. 758 The inside of the lid and

lower portion of the box.

Ns
*

poreren

¢
>
=

757-

758.

759:

760.

761.

762.

763.

Writing Boxes (Suzurt-bakos).

SUZURI-BAKO.—With feet ; decorated with a moonlight view of a
stream bordered with iris, with carp rising and beetles flying ;
on the interior a willow by a stream with bird wading and
chidori flying, in gold on nashiji

SuzuRI-BAKo.— Decorated with three medallions containing (1) a
Ho-wo, kiku, and kiri; (2) a lake view; (3) autumn plants;
in gold on nashiji, with metal borders. The interior has a
Chinese landscape continued beneath the inkstone on a solid
gold plate. Water-vessel, a kiku in enamels

SUZURI-BAKO.— Decorated with a landscape, with cranes and trees
incrusted in metal and ivory on nashiji. On the interior are
similar subjects. | Water-vessel, silver; with the crest of the
Daimio Hitotsuyanagi

SuzurI-BAKos (Nest of five).-~-Each containing inkstone and water-
vessel; decorated on the outside with butterflies and kiku flowers,
in gold and coloured togidashi'on black. With an outer case in
perforated lacquer, with clouds, plum, butterflies, and peony, in
gold and silver lacquer

SUZURI-BAKO.—With pewter borders and gydbu ground; on the
outside of lid a fan in relief, decorated with a monkey upon
a rock, incrusted in coral and metal; on the interior, autumn
plants by a stream, with a moon, on nashiji ground. Water-
vessel, paulownia in enamel

SUZURI-BAKO.—Decorated on the outside of lid with a cottage,
incrusted in wcod, ivory, and mother-of-pearl; also with a fan
and gourd plant in natural wood in the centre of lid; on the
inner side the Mikado’s carriage and grasses, in gold on nashiji.
Water-vessel, two natural shells

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated on the outside with Sdfu taking his ox to
water at the stream in which Kioyi has washed his ear, an act
which is depicted on the inside in gold on nashiji. (See No.
1023.) Water-vessel, metal; a fan ,

18c¢

Illustrated on
Plate 13.

18c¢

17 ¢

704.

767.

768.

7609.

770.

Ties

Vi2:

773

Lacquer.

SuZURI-BAKO.—On feet ; decorated with a shishi on a rock beside a
waterfall, in gold on black. Water-vessel, bronze shishi

SuZURI-BAKO.—On feet ; decorated with a house beside the water,
and Chinese personages in mother-of-pearl .

SuzURI-BAKO.— Tsugaru lacquer

[Tsugaru takes its name from a district in the north of Hondd, where this
method of lacquering is much employed. It is described in Reins’ “‘ Industries
of Japan,” p. 361. ]

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Decorated on the outside with cherry tree in gold,
silver, and colours, in togidashi on black, with a gold powder-
ing suggesting mist; on the inside with cherry flowers in gold
and colours. Water-vessel, a diaper design

SUZURI-BAKO.— Kidney-shaped : on black lac: with a bouquet of a
lily and flowering sorrel in paper, in togidashi

SuzurI-BAKo.—Decorated upon the lid with a representation of
KKioyi washing his ear at the waterfall, and Sodfu leading his
ox away from the stream (see Nos. 763 and 1023), in gold on
gydbu nashii. Water-vessel, silver; Tokugawa crest and
lncised ornament

SUZURI-BAKO.— Decorated upon the lid with flowing designs, diapers,
and ‘Tokugawa crests in gold on nashiji; upon the interior with
cranes ina landscape. Containing all the usual writing imple-
ments, also decorated with Tokugawa crest

SuzurI-BAKo (Wooden).—With a dragon carved in high relief on the
lid, and a key-pattern border

SuzuRI-BAKOS (Nest of three, oblong).—Decorated on the top and
sides with trailing vines in gold and various coloured lacs ;
togidashi on nashiji

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Decorated on the lid with egrets under a willow, in
silver and gold on gydbu nashiji; on the interior with lespedeza
plants beside a stream in gold on nashiji

Lag

13¢

18¢

I8c

18¢

774-

775:

776.

777:

Writing Boxes (Suzurt-bakos).

SuzurI-BAKO.— Decorated on the lid with cranes under a pine tree
in silver and gold, and a red sun in togidashi on black ; on the
interior with pheasants in gold and colours under a plum tree.
Water-vessel, metal prunus flower

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated on the lid with a Chinese figure, and
bamboo on a rock in gold, pearl, and lead, on black ; on the
interior with a boy and boat in gold

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Tsugaru lac in pine and wave patterns (see No.
766); exterior decorated with two gourd-shaped panels, one
containing bow, a quiver of arrows, and archer’s glove, the
other a horse tied to a post; the interior with landscapes in
black togidashi on silver, after designs by Isen-in Hoin (died
1828) and his son Seisen-in Hogen .

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Decorated on the lid with a gnarled pine-tree and
pyrus Japonica, with flowers in red lac; on the inside with a
bamboo and camellia, with red flowers on black .

No. 1297.—Lacquer Round Box.

19 ¢

Pee

827.

828.
829.
830.
831.
832.
833.

PeaaRer » i B
Wacquer.

DD PALS de a aE

Lacquer Pieces, in the Shape of Matural Objects.

K6c6 in the shape of a mandarin duck; gold

[K6g6 is a small box used for perfumes. The syllable Ko, when used as a
prefix, signifies perfume ; Ko (without the accent), small.

K6c6 of the same shape; gold

Koco in the shape of a red crested crane ; gold.
Koco in the shape of a pigeon; gold .

Koco in the shape of a carp (Koi); gold

Koco in the shape of a Funa fish; gold

Box taking the outline of a shell, decorated with crab, lobster,
and cuttle-fish fighting, in gold and coloured lacs on nashiji.
On the interior of the lid hollyhocks under a bamboo blind ;
on the tray a lady presenting a Yugao flower on a fan to the
Prince Genji (see ‘‘ Genji Monogatari,” p. 71), and on the sides
seaweed in gcld and colours. s. Kajikawa

[The “Genji Monogatari” is one of the classics of Japanese Literature. It
was written by a woman in the tenth century, and for the most part relates
to the adventures of a Prince Genji. It has been translated into English by
Mr. Suyematz Kenchio. (Triibner, 1882.)]

18 ¢

18 ¢
18 ¢
18 ¢
18 ¢

18 ¢

Ig ¢

eke. bi oe Ws
LACQUER,

Kees (small perfume boxes).
I. No, 846. Lid only. 2. No. 838. Lid only.
8 No. 841. Lid only. 4. No. 837. Lid only.
5. No. 840. Lid only.

834.

835.

836.

837.

838.

839.
840.

SAI.

842.
843.

844.

Lacquer Preces, in the Shape of Natural Objects.

Box taking the outline of a piece of folded paper (Noshi)
(see No. 744), decorated with daisies, and containing sprays of
chrysanthemum and plum-blossoms. On the interior fans in

gold and red lac on silver nashiji

Koco: with lid in the shape of the two shells of the Cytherea
Morphina, showing the inner and outer side, the former decorated
with a garden scene in gold and black, on red gold .

Koco: in the shape of a bivalve shell (Cytherea Morphina), the
outside showing the markings in nashiji, the inside with
Chinese ladies in a peony garden

KKOGO: with the lid in the shape of a bivalve shell, decorated with
the sparrow-dance in gold and black, on nashiji; the interior
rocks and seaweed on nashiji .

Koco: with lid in the shape of a bivalve shell, decorated with
seaweed in gold and metal on gold; the interior decorated with
seaweed on nashiji

Koco: box with lid in the shape of a bivalve shell. Gold

Koco: in the shape of a bivalve shell, decorated with story of
Urashima and Otohimé, daughter of the king of the kingdom
under the sea (see No. 202); in gold-coloured and_ black
nanakoji. s. Koma Kuansai

Koco: with the lid in the shape of the inner side of one shell of
a bivalve, decorated with small shells in gold, and incrusted with
pearl; on the interior with shells on nashiji

Koco: in the shape of a mandarin duck on gold and silver lac .
Koco: in the shape of a mandarin duck in gold and coloured lac

JU-K0GO: in the shape of a prunus flower ; in three compartments ;
decorated with autumn plants in gold and silver lac on gold

I9¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 14,LVo. 5.

19 c¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 14,No. 2.

18 ¢
19 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 14,Vo. 5.

Nas se

Lllustrated on
Plate 14, No.3.

845.

Lllustrated on 846.

Plate 14,NVo. 1.

Illustrated on 47.

Plate 38, No.2.

849.

850.

851.
852.

853.
854.
855.

856.

Lllustrated on 857 it

Plate 15.

Lacguer Pieces, in the Shape of Natural Objects.

Koco: in shape of a shell, with imitations of natural texture in
silver and colours on gold lac .

Koco: taking the outline of two intersecting shells, decorated
with a maple tree, drum, and tent (a subject from the Genji
Monogatari, see No. 833), in gold and red lacquer, and
sparrows just out of shell on the lid; shells of gold, ivory, and
shell on the sides, and shells and seaweed on the inside of lid

A box in the shape of a street pedlar, resting with his elbow on
a box, in gold and coloured lacs

KwasHI-BAKo: Sweetmeat box in the shape of a plum flower ;
decorated with water-plants in gold and dewdrops in incrusted
silver on black; interior gold fish in red togidashi on silver
lacquer. s. Mitsusukeé

Koco: formed of a pair of shells, with silver lac interior, and
decorated with fish in gold lacquer on the top

Korré in the form of a stag, of greenish gold lac, signed Korin.

Kopakxo in the form of a Biwa, decorated with gold, in a black
lac case, with a design of waves in gold.

Koco in the form of a mandarin duck, in gold and silver lac

Koco in the form of a goose; gold

Koco in the form of a fan, decorated with flowers in gold on

black lac

ToxurI, or bottle, in the form of a gourd, decorated with flowers
and plants in gold panels on nashiji

SaxE Borris, in the shape of a crane. Silver lac, the feathers
being tinted in gold and colour

Pass

16¢

18 ¢

PiLAcbE SX Vv,

LACQUER.

Saké Bottle, No. 857.

PZAGRSE AEA:

Lacquer.

DIVISTLON. Ds

Medicine and Seal Cases ({nros),

The Inro serves, or perhaps we should rather say served (for the custom
of wearing it is rapidly passing away), in Japan as a receptacle either for the
various specifics for ailments, real or fancied, which the Japanese is as much
liable to as his brethren the world over, or for the seal, impressions of which
accompanied his signature.

It is said to have come into fashion about the beginning of the seventeenth
century, but it is very difficult to affix a date to an object which in its rude
forms may belong either to the earlier productions of a section of the race now
artistically educated, or to a section even now lying far removed from an artistic
centre, and still only in a rude state of art education.

It seems hardly probable that all of the crude conceptions and inferior work
should come from the latter section; should this not be so, some of them show a
primitiveness which is hardly compatible with their only dating back to a period
not earlier than the reign of our James I.

The Inrd was worn below the sash or belt, and was retained in position by
a cord passing through its bottom and sides, and fastened to a netsuké. From
the fact that we have found but two representations of it in use in the multi-
tude of engravings of costume where it might appear, costumes from which the
pipecase is seldom absent (see illustration, page 45), it is probable that it was
by no means in such frequent use as would be supposed from the numbers
which come over to this country.

All the lacquerers of distinction have occupied themselves with the making

65 9

Lacquer.

of Inros ; and not only have they put their finest work into them, but in many

cases they have attested this by their signatures.

Besides these there have

been also a vast number of makers who have produced inrds having no pretence

to excellency, and the staple article seen in Europe unfortunately comes most

commonly under the latter category.

Note.—/n describing the Inros the subject of the decoration ts given first, and ts succeeded by the
method of tts execution. The word given alone at the end (as, for instance, “ black,” or

883.

884.

885.
886

887.

8838

889.

890.
Sol.

892.

“ Nashtii”\ describes the colour. or method employed on the sroundwork.
7] ) S

{nros (Lacquer).

The duodenary cycle (see No. 403), in gold, silver, and other
metals. Gold

Square, with lifting side, and four drawers; decorated with metal
figures of Chinamen and crests. Gold

[Attached to it is a kozuka blade in a sheath of lacquer, imitating tortoiseshell,
and handle ornamented with European beads. Probably of Chinese origin. ]

Storm dragon in gold, colours, and tortoiseshell. Black

A view of a mountain and pagoda on one side, and on the other
chrysanthemums incrusted in metal and coral. Black

Six-sided, inlaid with mother-of-pearl ; horses in various positions.

Black

Tsuishu ; with panels each side, with sages writing, etc.
[Carved lacquer, red (Tsuishu) and black (Tsuikoku), is said to have been
introduced from China at the end of the fifteenth century. |
Circular; with dragon in mother-of-pearl in clouds on each side
and crests and diapers round the edge

Diaper patterns ; in gold and coloured hiramakiyé. Black .

Six compartments ; a cock under bamboo, in gold and red taka-
makiyé. Black.

Octagonal: on the front, the persevering carp at the waterfall ;
on the back, the carp transformed into a dragon (see No. 601) ;
border of kiku crest and creeper; gold and silver; hiramakiyé.

Black

ey ae

176

Eee

17 ¢

Eiger,
Lore

8c
8c

18 ¢

PLATE XVI.

LACQUER.

Medicine or Seal Cases (Inrés).

I, No. 928. 2. No. 982. 3. No. 908.

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it
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4
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893.

894.

895.

896.
897.

898

899

900

gol.

902.

903.

904.

905.

Medicine and Seal Cases (Lnros).

Cards with flowers, leaves, pine branches, etc.; gold ; hiramakiyée.

Nashiji’

Chinese sages engaged in various pursuits and amusements ; gold
lac, pearl, and ivory ; takamakiyé. Diapered nashiji

The old pine tree at Takasago (see No. ee Je takamakiyé.
Nashiji. Ojimé, crystal

Chinese coins ; takamakiyé. Gold

Shoki with a dagger, eyeing a demon who is teasing him ; hira-
makiyé. Gold. Nashiji

Peacock, incrusted in mother-of-pearl and lead. Black
Cocks fighting ; hiramakiyé. Red and gold. Black

Fishing boats, with nets, on a rough sea; hiramakiyé; gold, the
corners mounted in silver. Black

A monkey ; togidashi ; gold lacquer. Gold. s. Shiomi Masazane .

Bamboo fence, with sparrows and leaves; hiramakiyé ; gold.
Nashiji
NetsukE.—A bell in ivory

Nelumbium leaves and plants, in gold and incrusted shell; hira-
makiyé. Nashiji. Ojimé cornelian .

Netsuké.—A Manji with peony and rock in mother-of-pearl

Kiku garden, with cock, hen, and chickens ; takamakiyé ; in gold,
colours, and shell. Black

Ojimé.—Man chasing bats ; shakudo

Netsuké.—An elephant. (See No. 347)

Diaper of cherry blossom; hiramakiyé, in gold and _ colours.
Black

Isc

Lllustrated on
Plate 18, No.2.

906.

907.

Lllustraled on 908.

Plate 16, No. 3

909.

gio.

gil.

gI2.

913.

Illustrated on
Plate 17, No.2 O14

gI5.

g16.

Lacquer.

Three monkeys, deaf, dumb, and blind; togidashi, in gold and
Gold. Signed at side Shiomi Masazané

colours.

[Mizaru, Iwazaru, and Kikazaru, the monkeys who would be devoid of sight,
speech, and hearing in order that they may see, speak, and hear nothing

that is evil, and so cover their eyes, mouth, and ears. (B. M. C. 213.)]

Large square: on the front a cottage with pine tree; on the
back an Oni running at the sight of a piece of dried fish hung
up on the cottage as a charm against evil intruders (see
also No. 310); takamakiyé, in gold and colours. Black. in-
scribed ‘‘ From a design of Tatsuki Kokio by Shibun.” Ojime
of various metals pis :

NeETSsuKE.—A goat. Wood .

Shoki ; hiramakiyé, in gold and colours. Gold. With a silken case.
s. Setsugetsusai

Chinese nobles tiger-hunting and hawking ; incrusted pearl. Black

Monkey showman (Saru-mawashi) and performing figures (see Nos.
g and 35); black hiramakiyé. Inscribed “A copy of a painting
by Ko Hogen by Kobayashi Yasutaka.” Gold

Chinese sages, each with a different zodiacal sign; hiramakiye.
Red, s. Ikko

Netsuxé.—A football in red lacquer

A jumble of crests; hiramakiyé in gold colours, and pearl. In-

scribed “ Copy of old pattern.” s. Joka .
Fish and shell; ivory and pearl, by Yosei. Black
Butterfly dancers in gold and incrusted pearl. Gyobu. s. Jokasat .

The character “ Ju,” signifying longevity, and kiku crest in gold;
Black

hiramakiyé.

Kiku plants on a hillside; hiramakiyé in gold. Gold

8c
8c

IS ¢

18 ¢

8c
Sc

isc

18¢

18 ¢

PLATE X VIL
LACQUER.

Medicine or Seal Cases (Inrds).

ee INO O24. 2. No. 914. 3. No. 936.

917.
g18.

919.

920.

921.

922.

923-

924.

925.

926.

927.

Medicine and Seal Cases (Inros).
Monkey, bird, and foliage, in black. Gold .

Tsuikoku, with carved panels representing sages playing games
and music

Birds engraved in tsuishu, and chinkinbori. - s. Yosei. Black

[Chinkinbori was copied from the Chinese, and dates from an early period.
It is similar to dry point etching, and consists of incising the pattern in fine
lines into the body of the lac with a graver (usually a rat’s tooth), and
filling up the incisions with powdered gold. (H. J. 157.)|

The legend of Kosékiko and Chorio (see No. 275); takamakiyé
in gold and colours and various metals. Gold. Ojimé, ivory.
's. Kakyosai

Netsuxé.—Gold lac in the shape of a small box

Chinese sages on horseback, attended by a boy. Various metals
in relief. Gold

Fish incrusted in pearl and wood; risers with incised pattern

in gold. Black. s. Bakushthan Chohéi .

A winter landscape with flying cranes ; in togidashi and hiramakiyé,
with incrusted metal. Nashiji

Landscapes. Duodenary cycle (see No. 403), incrusted in different
metals. Gold and black takamakiyé. Nashiji. s. Kakyosai
Shozan

Netsukf&.—Various musical instruments. Ivory

Shells decorated with various subjects taken from the Genji Mono-
gatari. (See No. 833.) Gold and silver takamakiyé. Black.

Oyimé.—A bivalve shell in silver

Netsukk.—Quails and millet

Chinese garden, pagoda, etc., in inlaid mother-of-pearl. Black
tsuishu ; : ; '

18 ¢

I8¢

Is ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 19, No. 2.
8c

Illustrated on
Plate 17, No.1.

ic
18 ¢
Lllustrated on
Plate 18, No. 3.
18 ¢
isc

18¢

Lllustrated on 928.

Flate 16, No.1.

929.

930.

931.

932.

933:

934-

935.

Mlustrated on 9 36 ;

Plate 17, No.3.

Lacquer.

-Netsuké.—Gourd in red tsuishu, with Chinese design of children

at play

A Chinese palace and grounds with figures; takamakiyé in gold
Nashiji

Ojimti.—lIron, with falling flowers in silver .

and colours, and incrusted pearl.

Manjt.—A button, with incised carving of a fisherman and

octopus. s. Mitsutoshi. (See No. 515) .

Cranes, tortoise, pine, bamboo, and plum—emblems of longevity.
Gold takamakiyé. Gold.’ s. Jokasai
Ojimé.—Silver diaper

Netsukk.—Red lac; mask

Winter cherry and fruit. Gold lac, with pearl and coral incrusta-

tions. Black. ». Kiukoku

Dragon in clouds, and tiger in a storm crouching under the bamboo,
the latter combination typifying the power of the elements over
even the strongest of the brute creation. Gold and coloured

takamakiye

gold and coloured takamakiyé, and incrustations of

Gold.

Cranes :
pearls. s. Toyo

The Eight Views of Omi (see No. 574); gold takamakiyé. Gold

The Hundred Horses. Gold. s.

Toyo

Gold and silver takamakiyé.

Seal box decorated with map of Japan. Inscription in interior.

s. Gamamito

Takamakiyé of various

Gold. - s.

New Year’s bouquet, decorated lamps, etc.
coloured lacquers, with inlays of crystal and shells.

Hushusai

18 ¢

IS c¢
8c
18 ¢

1s ¢

I8c

I8c¢

PiperE wy EL

LACQUER.

Medicine or Seal Cases (Inr6s).

dL: Nos 938: 2. No. 895. 3. No. 926.

we eel
=

937.

938.

940

QAI.
942.

943.

944.
945.

946.
947.

948.
949.

950.

Medicine and Seal Cases (Lnros).

Chinese personages painting kakemonos, playing (Go, etc. ; togidashi
of various coloured lacs. In a case decorated with kiri and
diapers. Nashiji

Dragon and Ho on panels, incised and filled with gold in the
chinkinbori style. Black .

Ojimé.-—Agate

Netsux&.—An ivory horn inlaid with ivory

T'wo Chinese in ancient costume, with a bordering of diapers, and

inlaid in shell and gold

Various diapers in gold, silver, and black and plain nashiji, with
ferns at top and bottom

View of Lake Biwa (see No. 574). Gold hiramakiyé. Black .

Two horses (after a design by Jitékisai, brother of Yannya).
Togidashi and mother-of-pearl. Black

Dragon, red and gold. MHiramakiyé, with a case of black lac.
Black

Cranes and reeds. Gold takamakiyé. Black

Chinese children looking into a room in which is a shishi on a
stand. Hiramakiyé gold and different colours. Black

A flight of geese, incrusted in silver. Black powdered

A man with a horse carrying grass. Lead and mother-of-pearl,
incrusted. Black. School of Korin

View of Lake Biwa (see No. 574). Gold hiramakiyé. Nashiji.

Water buckets under a pine tree by the sea-shore. Gold hira-
makiyeé ' , : ;

KaGAmiputa.—In ivory with chased design of Ebisu and a tai

fish (Chrysophrys cardinals). Black

Cherry flower in takamakiyé. Black. s. Kakiosai

Lllustrated on

Plate 19, No.1.

18¢

18 ¢

Lilustrated on
Plate 18, Nout.

Q5I.

952.

953.

954.
955.

9506.
957:
958.

959.

960.
Q6I.

962.

963.
964.

965.

Lacquer.

Crane and snow-covered pine trees, incrusted in mother-of-pearl.

Gold. s. Korin

Netsukk&.—Ivory ; design, two horses .
Oyjimé.—Cloisonné .

Plum tree incrusted in mother-of-pearl and lead. Gold. Korin

School

On one side oxen, in gold and silver takamakiyé; on the other
autumn plants, incrusted in pearl. Powdered gold over red .

Cherry flowers, shells, and crest. Nashiji and black .

Peony, tortoise, and deer’s horn, in gold of different tints. Gold

Netsuk&.—A shishi, with seal of Bunsai on base
Seals of artist, in takamakiyé. Black. s. Ritsuo
Dragon in the clouds in gold and red. Black

A wild boar amongst flowers, in various coloured golds and
mother-of-pearl. Black

Woman and horse laden with firewood, and a willow growing
by a stream, in black togidashi. Gold. s. Koma Yasutada .

Rats, in gold togidashi. Black. s. Shiomi Masazane .

The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (see No. 277); mother-of-
pearl. Black

Nersuxt.— Porcelain.

House, in gold, silver, black, and brown lac. Red

Netsux&t.—A coral diver.
Maple, in gold. Black .

Dragon and tiger fighting for sacred gem. Red and gold and
nashiji. Black. s. Kanha ; :

Dragon on wave in gold. Nashiji and black

18 ¢

966.

967.

968.

969.

970.

Q7I.

972.

973-

974-

Medicine and Seal Cases (/nros).

Cranes, trees, and waterfall ; takamakiyé in gold and _ silver.

Gold. s. Kajikawa

Country scenes with figure and waterfall, in gold takamakiyé.
Gold. s. Kajikawa

Shi-shi and peony; takamakiyé in gold and colours. Gold.
s. Kajikawa

NETSUKE.—No. 333.

Kajiwara Kagésuyé and Sasaki Takatsuna at the battle of Uji.
Gold and colours. Gold. s. Kajikawa

|The bridge which crossed the River Uji having been removed by the
enemy, the two generals abovenamed forded the river amidst a shower of
arrows. ‘Takatsuna, being behind, called to Kagesuyé, ‘“‘ Your saddle girth
is getting loose!” whereupon he stopped to tighten it, and Takatsuna,
passing him, gained the other side first. His conduct was applauded by
Yoshitsuné. |

Fowls under bamboo. Takamakiyé in various coloured lacs.
Gold. s. Kajikawa

Ojrmé.—Cornelian .

Netsuxkt.—A badger distending his stomach. (See No. 344).

Horses in takamakiyé, gold, silver, and black. Gold. s. Kaji-

kawa .

A cicada caught in a spider’s web, in gold and red. Nashiji
and black. s. Kajikawa

A flight of cranes, in gold. Nashiji and black. s. Kajikawa
Netsuxé.—A boy with a mask

Oj1mé.—Cornelian .

The fifty-three posting stages on the great road Tokaido, between
Kyoto and Tokyo, with their names. Takamakiyé. Gold.
s. Kajikawa

18c¢

18¢

18 ¢
8 ¢
ec

18¢

Sc
Sc
8c

18¢

Illustrated on
Plate 16, No.2

975.

976.

977:
978.

979.

980.

981.

982.

983.

984.
985-

Lacquer.

A similar subject. Takamakiyé. Nashiji. s. Kajikawa
Ojyimé.—Gilt, with knotted-wire decoration

NetsukE.—No. 202

The Duodenary Cycle (see No. 403), in different panels. Taka-
makiyé in gold and colours. Gold. s. Kajikawa . ;

A landscape. Takamakiyé in gold. Gold. s. Kajikawa

Landscape, with a lake, rice-fields, and mountains in the distance.
Takamakiyé gold. Nashiji. s. Kajikawa

A mountainous landscape, with cherry trees in full blossom seen
through the mist. Takamakiyé in gold. Nashiji. s. Kajikawa

Ojyimé.— Metal, kiku ornamentation .

Netsuk&.—lIvory; Shiba Onko breaking the water-vessel (See
No. 280) .

Panels, with cock and drum and hen and chickens. Taka-
makiyé in gold and colours. Gold. s. Kajikawa

Oyimé.—Metal ; Chinese Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Netsuxé.—Long-tailed tortoise in gold on an ivory nelum-

— bium leaf .

Landscape, with rocks. Takamakiyé in gold. Gold. s. Kaji-
kawa. ;

Netsuké.—Waves and rocks. Lacquer and coral
The hundred horses. Takamakiyé in gold. Nashiji. s. Kajikawa

Chinese boys with fighting cocks. Takamakiyé in various
coloured lacs. Gold. s. Kajikawa .

A flight of many cranes in gold and colours. Black .

Gold and black lac imitating the grain of the kiku wood, Kiku
flowers in gold and colours :

Sc
8c
ic

Iwata

18 ¢
I8c

PEATE. XEXx,
WOOD AND IVORY:

Medicine or Seal Cases (Inrds).

to INO O37: 2, NO. .622: ONO. 1024,

Fe Ae LM RAMI SES SO Sat aaa ES aN /

986.

987.

988.

989.

9ggo.

Qogl.

992.

Medicine and Seal Cases (Lnros).

Cock and hen, with plants; in gold colours, and incrusted pearl.
Red. s. Giokuzan . , : . , . , &

Shells, fish, and peach-blossoms on gold lac, incrusted shell and
metal. Gold and black. s. Inagawa
Ojyimé.—Fishes in ivory :

Netsuké.—A dish of shell-fish in meta

No dance ; hiramakiyé ; gold and incrusted ivory. Gold. s. Saito.
OjimE.—Fruitstone carved with figures
NertsukE.—A piece of stags’ horn, with peony cut through

[The /Vo dance is one of the most ancient of Japanese customs. It should,
perhaps, rather be called a lyric drama. As such it is the only theatrical
entertainment recognised by the aristocracy, of whose entertainments it usually
forms a part. |

Takénouchi receiving the tide gem from the sea-king’s
messengers. (See No. 175.) The figures in various metals.

Gold .

Ebisu and Daikoku dancing (see No. 119); takamakiyé in gold,
colours and incrusted shibuichi. Gold

OjrmE.—A gourd of brass with cloisonné pattern

Manyt.—No. 519 .

The cock and drum (see No. 301); takamakiyé in gold, with
incrustations of shell. Gold. s. Tounsai Senrio

I-no Hayata killing the nuyé. Incrusted ivories. Gold

[Yorimasa lived 8,000 moons ago. He was, on account of his valour,
chief guard of the imperial palace at Kyoto. At that time the Emperor Konoye
could not sleep on account of a monster, which scared even the sentinels.
Yorimasa, one stormy night, saw him, by the light of a lightning flash, sitting on
the roof. He shot an arrow at the place, and brought down the beast, and,
with the aid of his retainer, I-no Hayata, he quickly despatched him.
Needless to say, he had honours showered upon him (see also No. 596).]

18¢

8c
18¢
8c

ioc
Ee
toe

993:

994.

995:

996.

997.

998.

999:

T0000.

Lacquer.

No dancers dancing the feather dance (see No. 988); hiramakiyé
in gold and red in panels. Nashiji .
Ojyimé.—A mask and dress of Uzumé in copper and silver

KaAJAMIBUTA.—No. 525 .

Ebisu and Daikoku, with a child, dancing (see No. 119); takamakiyé
in gold and colours, and incrusted pearls. Gold and nashiji

The Prince Genji in banishment watching the sea (from the
Genji Monogatari), (see No. 833); takamakiyé in gold and
black ; ; :

The spirits of the pine-tree (see No. 197); takamakiyé in gold,
with heads, hands, etc., in ivory. Gold. s. Shokwasai .

Netsuxk&.—Ivory button, with a portrait of the Dai Tengu, the
chief of the Tengus (see No. 243), whose nose is so long that
when he walks abroad his retainers march before him lest he
break his nose against something

A Chinese poet looking through a window at a landscape, and
on the reverse a boy in a garden pointing with his finger ;
takamakiyé in gold and colours and incrusted shell. Gold

Oyimé.—Stained ivory; a section of bamboo with spider

Netsuké.—Snail, etc.; puppies on a wheel .

Fan-shaped panels with views of a lake ; hiramakiyé and togidashi

in gold and black. Gold

A house under a pine-tree and a verse of poetry incised. Tsuishu.
(See No. 888) : ; :
Netsuxé.—In the shape of a despatch box. s. Joshdsai

Maple and pine-trees incised and gilt. Black chinkinbori, with
a wooden case decorated with cherry-tree and willows. — s.
Y ose

8c
8c
8c

18 ¢

I8c

13.4

IOO!.

1002.

1003.

1003a.

1003¢.

10037.

1003¢.

1003 /.

1003 2.

1004.

Lnros (Metal, Ivory, Porcelain, etc.).
Views of Lake Biwa (see No. 574). Gold

Horses, and on the base an inscription signifying ‘ Happiness
and long life.’ The whole on a key pattern carved on tsuishu
lac

Plum-tree sketched on black togidashi. Gold

Ravens. Silver

Netsukké.— Bivalve shell opening to show a temple and grounds

Cattle. Red lacquer

Netsuké.—A rat on a shell .
Cock, hen, and chickens in gold and colours. Gold. s. Kajikawa

A hawk on a perch on either side in takamakiyé of various colours

on gold. s. Hida Kozan .

A stream with a decoy and birds in gold and black takamakiyé on

black
Netsuk&.—A boy tickling Hotei’s ear .

Hotei with his bag on one side, and on the other dragons fighting ;
takamakiye on nashiji; in diaper panels

Insects, leaves, and flowers in takamakiyé lacquer, pearl and lead
on black

Manju.—A wild goose in silver and rice ears in a circle

{nros (Metal).

Artists’ seals and diaper patterns incrusted in gold and silver.

Shibuichi

[Shibuichi is an alloy which should contain three parts of silver to one of
copper; hence its name “one-fourth.” It varies, however, very much from this
percentage. When pickled in a certain solution it assumes a greyish patina. |

1005.

10006.

1007.

1008.

10082.

1009.

IOIO.

Io!rl.

IOIz2.

Lacquer.

Outer case, a night scene with moon and flying geese, perforated
and incrusted ; inner case, silver. By Yasuchika. Yellow bronze

Case decorated with figures in various metals, in relief, Yoritomo
hunting at Fujino, containing silver inro. Shibuichi

Incised with the spirits of the pine (see No. 197). By Goto
Hokio Ichijd. Silver

With the artist's or owner’s name stamped upon it—namely,
Matsushita. Yellow bronze

With silver cloisonnés filled with black enamel in alternate
divisions. Iron.

KAGAMIBUTA and OjyIME to match

qnros (4vorp, Porcelain, ctc.).
Takénouchi receiving the gem from the sea-king’s messenger (see
Nos. 175 and 989), gold and coloured lacquer. Ivory. s. Kosuisat
Oyjyrmt.— Malachite .

Nersuk£.—Cornelian button with rats in silver

Hotei and children in relief, decorated with gold lac and coloured
enamel. Porcelain. ». Hokushi

Netsuké.—In shape of a kiku flower. Porcelain

Shark skin. Children at play in gold and red lac

[A skin covered with bony tubercles taken from the back of one or other of
a species of Rhinobatus or Rayfish. ‘The tubercles are often filed down, and
the interstices are filled with black lacquer. It is then called Samegawa-nuri. |

Oni (see No. 218) and child, incrusted in ivory and pearl on a

diapered ground. Wood. s. Kogaku Tsunéhiro
Ojyime.—-A silver dragon

Netsukk.—Incrusted with plum-blossom in ivory. Wood .

Raed

19 ¢

18¢

Tole

IQ ¢
Ig ¢
19 ¢

Ig ¢
19 ¢

Lore

19¢
IQ ¢

Ig ¢

PEATE XX.

LACQUER.

Medicine or Seal Cases (Inrés).

z. Nov rola. Be I 1027; &. No. 1013.

FeALoLay

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1013.

IOI4.

IOI5.
1016.

IOI7.

IOI8.

1019.

1020.

1021.

102Ia.

1022.

1023.

Lnros (Wood).

Seascape with sailing boats, and on the reverse Fujisan : incrusta-
tions and lacquerings of gold, shell, ivory, malachite, etc.
s. Dosho (Shibayama) and Yanagawa

Peacock and hen, pine-trees, peonies, etc., in gold and colours and
incrusted shell. s. Shibayama and Kwanydsai .

Quails and millet, deeply incised. s. Okatomo

Sparrows and bamboo ; takamakiyé in gold lacquer

Flight of cranes in relief

Ojimeé.—Cornelian :

Netsukk.—A mask enclosed in a bundle covered with diaper

patterns

Diaper patterns, chased with nobles watching saké cups float
down the stream (the game of Kiokusui-no-yen) on one side,

and on the other a palace with the presentation of presents
|The game consists in composing a poem before the cups pass out of sight. |

Colour case for seal; decorated with flowers in cloisonné .

Guri lac, with incised decorations of conventional design

[In Guri lac the body of the work is formed of superimposed layers of various
coloured lacs, through which the design is cut. (H. J. 156.)|

Tsuishu lac, carved with kiku flowers and netsuké to match

OjyimE.— Greenstone

Sages in red on white Kaga porcelain

Manjt.—Blue and white porcelain

Fnros (Céood),

The nanten plant; takamakiyé in gold, and incrustations of coral.

s. Kwansh6sai ‘ ;
[The nanten plant (andina domestica) is often employed in decoration owing

to its bright berries and to its being one of the shrubs which are used at the
New Year’s festival. |

Kioya and Sofu, incrustations of ivory, shell, and wood (see also
Nos. 763 and 769)

Lllustrated on
Plate 20, No. 3.

Illustrated on
Plate 20, No.1.

8c
8c

19 ¢

Ig ¢
19¢

19¢

Ig ¢

LSC
1i8c¢

19 ¢
1g ¢

Ig ¢
19 ¢

19 ¢

1024.

Lllustrated on
Plate 19, No. 3.

1025.

1026.

1027.

Illustrated on 1028.

Plate 20, No.2.

1029.

1030.

1031.

Lacquer.

Ojimeé.—Cornelian ;

[These philosophical hermits were so devoid of earthly ambition, that when
the former received an offer of a high post at court, he forthwith proceeded
to wash the intelligence out of his ear, lest it might be tainted thereby, and his
companion, for the same reason, led his ox away from the contaminated
water. (H. J. 65.)]

Children’s toys: a kite (Yakko-dako) (see No. 184), battledore
and shuttlecock, etc. ; inlays of ivory and coloured woods .

Bamboo and ivory

Ojimé.—A kite cord and holder.
s. Shunko

Nertsuk§é.—A box containing an articulated doll.

A tea jar and bag and decorated bag. Takamakiyé in various
coloured lacs

Wood and bamboo, making a framed diaper pattern, opening at
side and showing small drawers. s. Shibata Hisajiro

Netrsuk&.—-In the shape of a knot, of similar make

The six poets (see No. 195), lacquered in gold and colours, and
s. Chohéi

incrusted in pearl.

New Year ornaments on one side, and on the other a skull
lacquered in gold and incrusted in ivory, the subject being from
a poem by Ikkyi

“The gateway pines we plant
Are milestones on life’s road,
Marking the stages past.

Thus glad the path for some,
Whilst sad for some the way.”

Ferns in relief in black and gold lac

Shishis fighting on one side, on the other peony incrusted in
ivory ; the whole on a chased key pattern

A travelling trunk in bamboo basketwork, with a knife in an
ivory sheath. : : ;
Netsuxé.—Kirin in red lacquer .

[A kirin is a combination of a deer (as to its body), a dragon (as to its head),
and a lion (as to its mane). It is said to be the noblest form in the animal
creation, and an emblem of perfect good. (H. J. 62.)

19 ¢

19 ¢
19 ¢
Ig ¢
Tae

ec
Vege Yas

19 ¢

1g c

8c
sc

1061.
1062:
1063.
1064.
1065.

1066.
1067.
1068.
1069.
1070.

IO7I.

PA Tek,

Lacquer.

BTV TS ITON of,

Sake Cups (Sakaszuki).
Unless otherwise specified the groundwork is red lacquer and the decoration is in gold.

Emblems of longevity on back and front

Kanzan and Jittoku in gold and colours. s. Kawasaki Rioki
Pheasant under a cherry tree

Fish inlaid in ivory. s. Hakugioku

Hotei, Benten, and Daikoku (see No. 119), in various coloured
lacs. s. Shomosai

Tortoise supporting rock ; cranes, etc. s. Kakosai

Tortoises and wave patterns

Grasses

Ono-no Komachi (see No. 191) and poem in gold on green .

A pair of cups, with old gold and silver coins let into the surface

Carp in water, gold and black. s. Toyokawa Tounsai of Musashi

8 II

I9¢

1072.
1073.
1074.
1075.
1070.
1077.
1078.
1079.

1080.

Lacquer.

A swallow behind willow trees, in gold and black .

Set of three. A horse race in gold and colours

Set of three. Cranes, tortoise, plum tree, and bamboo.

In shape of saké jar with Shojo. (See No. 215)
Landscape and view of Fujisan. s. Kakdsai Shozan
Landscape and view of Fujisan. s. Fusen

Design of fir trees in gold

Hotei and child in coloured lacquers

A lady and children. s. Richio

No. 1186.—Lacquer Jikiro.

1088.
1089.

1090.

IOQI.
1092.

1093.

1094.

1095.
1096.

1097.
1098.

1099.

Eee ae CiaL,

Lacquer.
LIVES TON FF
Craps (Bons),

Kiri branch in gold on nashiji
Shishi and peony in gold, on gold and silver nashiji

Gama and Tekkai (see Nos. 149 and 150) in gold lac and incrusted
ivory on wood. s. Haru .

Panels of birds and flowers, in gold and colours on gold

Chinese children playing with a bird and dog, in inlaid pearl on
black. ? Chinese. ;

Toba (a Chinese poet) and boy on a round panel with flowers and
diapers, in inlaid pearl on black. (? Chinese)

Tiger and dragon, in gold and colours on black ground, with a
bordering of flowers

Rats in gold; togidashi on black. s. Tomoharu .

The Emperor’s carriage and floral designs, in takamakiyé on
nashiji

Rats in gold ; togidashi, on black. s. Shunsho

Five circular Bon, with various designs in gold, on black

In the form of a leaf, with tortoises on rocks, in pearl and gold lac,
on a dark blue ground
83

19 ¢
19 ¢

19 ¢
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Macquer.
DIVFESLON .G,

Miscellaneous Articles.

Nore.— Zhe various boxes in use with the Japanese are thus styled: Hako, a box ; Bento-bako, ua
luncheon box ; Fu-bako or Jo-bako, a box for carrying a letter ; Jisshuko-bako, a perfume game
box ; Ji-bako, or Jikiro, a nest of boxes ; Kiyara-bako, Ko-bako, and Kogo, a perfume box ;
Te-bako, a box for towlet articles ; Ju-kogo, a small nest of boxes for the incense game. Other
articles are: Sagé-jit, Picnic set; Tabako-bon, smoking set; Sho-dana, cabinet with shelves ;
Ryoshi-bunko, MSS. box ; Natsume, tea box.

1110. Hursu (achest). Probably used asa receptacle for robes. Size, 4 ft.
8 in. long, by 2 ft. 2 in. high, and 2 ft. 4 in. wide; decorated on
all sides with scenes in gold lacquer on black, contained within a
triple bordering of diapers and floral designs in gold and

an mother-of-pearl. The scenes depict flower gardens, buildings,

__ Lhe side ; ‘ : % ;

5a bie a bridges, and ornamental waters, in and by which Court ladies
rontisprece, d ; ‘

pe geli oS on and children walk and play. The chest is bound with brass and

gilt angle plates, decorated hinges, and fittings, the plate sur-
rounding the keyhole having an elaborate design of dragons
and tigers. The interior of the lid is decorated with a panel
upon a nashiji ground. (See also p. 49) . ; a ya

IIII. RyOsHI-BUNKO, with tray. On the lid a scene in the grounds of the

Palace (Gosho) at Kyoto. Noblemen in Court attire advance

towards the Emperor, who is seated on a dais. Behind them a

Court carriage. The whole in gold lacquer of various shades,

Ilustrated on silver lacquer and gold, and silver foil, and within a border of
ae flowers and creepers in mother-of-pearl and gold similar to that

PEATE Xt.

LACQUER.

No. 1111. Rydshi-bunko, or MSS. Box. The lid only. See also page 50,

and illustration on page 55.

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1113.

III4.

Trrs:

III6.

III7.

II18.

IIIQ.

I1I20.

Lacquer—Miscellaneous Articles.

upon No. 1110 illustrated in the Frontispiece. | Upon the
interior of the lid is an inscription in capitals of gold foil on
black, “‘ Maria Uan Diemen,” with a border of scroll work. (See
p. 49, and illustration, p. 55.)

JISSHU-KO-BAKO.— Perfume game box. Nashii lac. The lid
shaped like folded paper decorated with fallen cherry flowers
on waves, and the top with an imitation of folded paper in gold
and coloured lacs ; the interior containing in a tray six incense
boxes, decorated with birds and flowers in gold, and beneath
the utensils (in silver), papers, etc., necessary to the game.
From the Collection of the Daimid Mizuno

Jt-naxo.—Nest of boxes of black lac, decorated with various
diaper patterns in gold and colours, and containing trays for
kozukas

JISSHU-KO-BAKO.— Perfume game box, hexagonal, on stand with
inner boxes and trays, the cover and sides pierced with a design
of waves (seigai-nami), and the box with the famous view of
Mount Yoshino (see Murray’s “ Japan,” p. 337). s. Kajikawa .

Fu-pako.—Despatch box decorated with a rough floral design on
a chestnut diaper pattern in gold on black .

Nest of perfume-boxes in red lac, of circular form, decorated with
flowers in gold and various colours. ? Chinese

Jt-pako.—Nest of boxes of silver lac, in the form of three square
boxes overlapping ; decorated with peasants and rice fields,
pheasant and plum blossoms on the lid, and cards with pictures
and falling cherry blooms on the sides in gold

Fu-pako.—Despatch box of nashiji lac. Decorated with land-
scape and view of Fujisan in gold

Fu-BAko.— Despatch box ; decorated with fans of various shapes,
each having different subjects upon them ; gold on nashiji .

[He

17 ¢

I7¢

Ii2I.

II22.

Fics.

I124.

I125.

1126.

1127.

1128.

Illustrated on
Plate 22.

1129.

1130.

Lacquer—

Ju-nAKo.—Nest of boxes ; decorated with boatmen carrying fire-
wood, in gold, and mother-of-pearl in black

Fu-saKxo.—Box for letters. Decorated on the lid in takamakiye
gold on black, with a figure representing Yakio, the discoverer of
medicine ; on the interior of the lid with lilies, birds, fish, and
water, in the same material. Signed Tatsuki Takahiro

Ry0OsHI-BUNKO.—MSS. box of gold lacquer, decorated with rocky
landscape, temple, and buildings on a lake. On the interior
the same, with cranes, and floating tansaku (papers for poems).
(See No. 1246).

SAGE-JU.—Picnic box, with nests of boxes, and saké jar, in the shape

of two kiku flowers intersecting one another; decorated with

diapers, crests in medallions and plants in gold and black on
nashiji

KASHI-kI.—Stand for sweetmeats, consisting of five circular shelves,
supported by cylindrical columns; four of the shelves are each
fitted with three fan-shaped trays, and the topmost with a round
tray ; decorated with landscapes, flowers, and birds, in gold on red

Ko-BaAko.—A box with compartments; decorated with diaper pat-
terns in gold on black

Ju-paxo.—Nest of three square boxes in a cover ; decorated with
diaper patterns in gold and nashiji. The cover with Ho birds
and flowers in gold on nashiji. From the Hamilton Palace Col-
lection

Koco.—Square box; the lid decorated with horses in a forest,
in various coloured lacs ; containing tray decorated with shi-shis
and peonies and four smaller boxes, with pictures of poets and
poetesses on the lids

Koco.—Box in the form of a flower ; decorated with cranes in gold
and metal, plum, pine, and dragon, in gold metal, on green
nashiji

Koco.—Round box; decorated with dandelions, etc., and basket

in gold on nashiji ground

17 ¢

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LACQUER.

No. 1128. -Kogo.. No. 2 represents the: top of the. lid,-No. 3. an -inner tray,

and No. 1 four small boxes in the lower part.

LT OS EN

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I13I.

1132.

1133.

1134.

1135.

1136.

Tie7.

1138.

1139.

II4O.

II4I.

Miscellaneous Articles.

A box in the shape of a samisen (guitar) in black lac ; the interior
decorated with plants and grasses in gold on nashiji

K6c6.—Circular box ; decorated on the outside of the lid with a
picture of Roraishi amusing his parents (see No. 274), in
gold on gydbu; the inside with kiri and Ho bird in gold on

nashiji

Jt-Koco.—Nest of small boxes; decorated with diapers, flowers,
crests, and trees in gold on nashiji; on the interior of the lid
a basket of chrysanthemums in gold on nashiji

Koiré of black lac decorated with chrysanthemums in red gold,
and with a silver lac interior

Small box with cover in the shape of a birdcage ; decorated with
plants and gydbu inlay, and on the interior with quails in

gold on black

H1-1ré.—Fireholder ; decorated with the aoi and wistaria as crests
on a gold diaper pattern in black and gold.

Nest of small hexagonal boxes in the shape of a birdcage ; the
boxes decorated with birds, plants, and diaper patterns on gold ;
the stand and cover with flowers in gold lac, and incrustations of
ivory and coral .

K0-BAKO.—Small writing and paper box in the shape of a despatch
box, containing paper, cards, ink slab, water-pot, and brushes ;
decorated with pine, plum blossom, and crests of the Tsugaru
family in gold on nashiji

Korrt.—Decorated with flowers in gold on black lac: lined with
metal

K6-sako.-—In four divisions ; decorated with grasses in gold and
dewdrops in silver metal on black lac.

K6-BaKko.—In four divisions ; decorated with fans, maple leaves,
flowers, and a cat asleep, in gold and various coloured lacs

L7G

176

Lee

17 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 23.

Illustrated on
Plate 23.

Lilustrated on
Plate 34.

1142.

1143.
II44.

II45.

1175.

1176.

TT77.

1178.

1179.

1180.

Lacquer—

Ko-pako.—Decorated with a flight of Chidori, rocks, and
waves, in gold on black

Korré.—Decorated with chrysanthemums and crests on nashiji

Ko-Baxo.—Of cylindric form, with various minute decorations in

gold on black

JtK6co.—Nest of small boxes ; decorated with grasses in gold lac,
and dewdrops in silver on black

GosHo-GURUMA.—A miniature Court carriage, with wooden support
and steps ; carved wood lacquered and decorated with bamboo
and pine on diapers in gold and black on nashiji ; the mounts of
copper gilt, engraved with plants ; the interior panelled with pine,
bamboo, kiku flowers, cranes and tortoises in colours. With an
ox in carved wood, lacquered black

K0c0.—On a carriage similar to above ; decorated with pine trees
and plants, and the tomoyé and nine-star crest of the Hosokawa

family. Gold and black on nashiji

KusHI-DAI.—Combstand with five drawers, with shakudo handles ;
decorated with creepers, and cards with various subjects and
poems upon them ; in gold on black

Ry6dsuHI-Bunko.— Despatch box. Decorated with clouds in nashij1
and cherry blossoms seen through the clouds in incrusted pearl,
on a black ground

SAGE-j0.— Picnic box, with nest of boxes in the shape ofa jar, a saké
bottle in the shape of a Shojo (see No. 213), a box, cup, and
tray ; decorated with flowers, bamboo, fans, etc., in gold on
nashiji

Kaco.—Miniature Sedan chair, with bamboo blinds ; decorated

with plants in gold and mounted in shakudo, engraved with
flowers and kiku crests

17 ¢

ere

18¢

18 ¢

isc

18¢

PEATE. X XU,

LACQCGER.

The larger carriage, with the ox in the shafts, is No. 1175, a miniature Goshoguruma,
or Court carriage. The smaller carriage is No. 1176, which forms a

K6g6, or incense cabinet.

BAA Pes BORAT:
LACUULR.

The larger carriage, with the ox in the shafts, is No. 1175, a miniature Goshoguruma,
or Court carriage. The smaller carriage is No. 1176, which forms a

K6g6, or incense cabinet.

| PLATE XXIV

LACQUER.

No. 1184. Rydshi-bunko, or MSS. Box. . See also page +50. oe

t ws ‘ 3 ee em : |
; | ae ; Y are. <

1 acy i ma Rah ny 8 pe

if II8I.

1182.

1183.

1184.

1185.

1186.

1187.

1188.

Miscellaneous Articles.

JisSHU-KO-BAKO.—Cabinet for the perfume game, with shelves and
utensils ; decorated with birds, cherry blossoms, and the Tokugawa
crest in gold on nashiji, with shakudo mounts, engraved with
plants

Sacfyt.—Picnic set, with nests of boxes, saké jar, trays and cup
complete ; decorated with a ferry boat with passengers, in gold
and colours, and encrusted pearl s. Tomoharu .

Square basket, bordered with lacquer, and the interior lacquered,
with a portrait of Uzumé (see No. 1) in the dress of a Court
lady, with fan in gold and encrusted mother-of-pearl

Ry6sHI-BsuNKo.—Manuscript box; decorated on the lid and sides
with pine and orange tree beside a stream, in which birds in
gold and silver metal are swimming. The interior of the lid is
decorated with a moonlight scene, in which is seen a temple by
a stream, pine trees, and plum coming into blossom, the whole
encrusted in gold, ivory, and silver. Containing a tray decorated
with a view of fishermen’s huts, salt works, and boats, beside a
rough sea, in gold on nashiji.

Ryosu1-Bsunko.— Manuscript box ; decorated on the lid with a view
of a nobleman’s summer house, beside a lake, with cherry trees
in bloom, pine, bamboo, etc. ; the sides with a running stream, in
gold and colours on black, the interior with the double cherry
beside a stream, in gold on nashiji

Jixtro.—Nest of round boxes ; decorated with cherry blossom in
gold on various coloured lacquers, a branch of the tree forming
the handle. (See illustration, p. 82) .

Fu-pako.—Box for letters; decorated with a view of Mount
Yoshino, with its cherry trees in bloom, in gold and silver on
nashiji, with Shakudo mounts bearing the Tokugawa crest.

Jrk1r0.—Nest of boxes, in the shape of a jar, for food and saké,
consisting of a pot, three cases, a cup, and dish; lacquered in
colours, and decorated with different patterns in chinkinbori

18¢

I8¢

18 ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 24.

1189.

TIO.

IIQI.

I19g2.

1193.

I194.

I19Q5.

1196.

1197.

Lacquer —

Ryosut-BuNKo.— Manuscript box: decorated with a shishi upon a
rock by a waterfall, and a peony flower ; in gold takamakiyé on

black .

Fu-nako.—Despatch box ; decorated in part with diaper patterns, in
gold on black, and in part with plants in gold and coloured lacs
on nashiji .

Fu-paxo.—Despatch box, with pine branches and cherry blossoms
in green and silver lac on a gold powdered black ground

Fu-saxo.—Despatch box ; decorated with plum tree and moon on

gold lac

TABAKO-BON.—Smoking set, in the shape of two six-leaved screens
joined at the ends, decorated with the eight celebrated views of
Lake Biwa (see 574), in togidashi, with a brazier of metal gilt in
the shape of the lucky bag, which is pierced with a pattern of the
precious or lucky things (see No. 119), and an ash holder in the
shape of a folded paper (xoshz) .

Triangular stand of red Foochoo lac, with a Chinese landscape,
figures, flowers, and plants on a diaper ground .

Fu-pako.—Oblong box for papers ; decorated on top and sides
with kiku plants in flower, and a stream. gold and black on
nashiji ; on the interior kiku crests in gold and black on nashiji .

JissHu-K6-BAKO.—An oblong box in compartments containing the
utensils for the Perfume Game ; decorated with pine, bamboo,
and plum (sho-chiku-bai) (see No. 682), in gold on nashiji .

Sack-J0.—Picnic box ; containing a nest of square boxes, saké jar,
tray, and cup, decorated with landscapes, diapers, and streams,
on which float cards on which poems are written (see No. 1246),
in gold and colours on black lac

18¢

18c¢

PLAEE Sy.

LACQUER.

No. 1230. Circular box. The upper illustration shows the interior with

its four boxes, the lower the lid.

1198.

L199.

1200.

1201.

1202.

1203.

1204.

1205.

1200.

1207.

Miscellaneous Articles.

JIsSHU-KO-BAKO.— Box for Perfume Game set, containing five boxes,
two ash holders, a card case, wood stand, knife, etc. Decorated
with the kikko (tortoise shell) pattern, and the imperial kiri, and
the five-star crest

[The implements and articles for the Game of Perfumes contained in this set

are enumerated at great length at p. 81 of the “ Catalogue of the Burlington
Fine Arts Club Exhibition, 1894,” where this piece was shown.]

Ry0sui-sunko.—Manuscript box; decorated with cock, hen,
flowers, and diapers, in mother-of-pearl of various colours on

black. ? Chinese

Gaxu.—Round panel, with a view of Itsukushima, one of the
three celebrated views in Japan, in gold and colours, on black.
s. Koma Yasumasa (or Taishin).

Tsuiraté.—Panel on stand. Decorated with a hawk killing a bird,
in gold and colours, on black incised diaper ground; on the
reverse, geese beside a stream, executed in a similar manner

‘TABAKO-BON.—Smoking set with bronze fire and ash holder and
three drawers ; decorated with a waterfall, trees, and flowers in
medallions, on mokumé lac

[Mokumé is the term applied to a lacquer which imitates the graining of wood. |

Square box ; decorated with plants and crest in gold and colours in
nashiji
Miniature State palanquin in black lac, mounted with gilt orna-

ments, and decorated with floral designs and the crest of the
Daimio li of Hikone

K0c0.—Square perfume box with three compartments ; decorated
with autumn plants and insects in gold on black .

JUxoco.—Nest of perfume boxes with feet, with views of the
celebrated places on Lake Biwa, lacquered in gold, and incrusted
in mother-of-pearl on black

Fu-Bako.—Despatch box ; decorated with maple leaves in various
colours in togidashi

19 ¢

I8c

IS ¢

18¢

toe

1208.

1209.

1210.

I2IiI.

1212.

1213:

1214.

1215.

1216.

1217.

Lacqguer—

Fu-BAko.— Despatch box ; decorated with moon and cherry flowers
inlaid in gold and silver on nashiji, and on the interior a water-
wheel beside a willow tree in gold on nashiji

Fu-nako.—Despatch box ; decorated with a branch of a plum tree
from which hang two cards, on one of which is a poem, praising
the fragrance of the blossom; in gold, silver, and red togidashi
on black lacquer

Octagonal box ; decorated with a sparrow and bamboo and other
plants, inlaid in silver on black lacquer ; on the interior with the
kikko (or tortoise-shell) pattern in gold on black

Jrk1r0.—Canteen box with drawer; decorated with horses in a
meadow, and fir trees in gold and silver, on powdered red-brown
lacquer

Oblong case ; decorated with a dragon amidst waves, in gold on
black lacquer, and on the bottom a landscape incised and gilt

Ryodsui-puNnko.—Manuscript box, containing tray decorated with
butterfly and peony on a dish in coloured lacquer; Chinese
children playing with an elephant, incrusted in ivory and mother-
of-pearl, on the cover, and birds and trees on the sides. Tsuikoku
on tsuishu ground

Fu-saxo.—Despatch box ; decorated with plum blossom and ferns
in gold, silver, and coloured lacs

Koco.—Incense burner ; decorated with a vine plant trailing over
a fence, and a diaper border in gold on black lac

A black lac card box; decorated with the Sho-chiku-bai (see
No. 682), the crest of the Daimio Abé of Shirakawa, and
containing the cards for the game of “ Uta-garuta,” or ‘the
Poem Cards”

BrentTO-BAko.—Picnic box ; decorated with figures, animals, and
buildings in landscapes

fears

Isc

18C

18¢

IS ¢

BES

18 ¢

1218.

1219.

1220.

1221.

1222.

1223.

1224.

1225.

1226.

1227.
1228.

1229.

Miscellaneous Articles.

TABAKO-BoN.—Smoking set in red and gold lacquer on black ground;
decorated with subjects illustrating the growth and preparation of
rice. The charcoal box in the form of a cottage

TaBako-Bon.—Smoking set, with circular medallions on polished
wood (keyaki), a movable top with scrolls and medallions in red
lacquer ; the handle in the form of a scouring rush

Fu-paxo.-—Oblong box, with maple leaves and chrysanthemums on
silver nashiji

JIsSHU-KO-BAKO.-—Perfume Game box; Mokumé lacquer with
numerous drawers, fire box, and tray, decorated with sho-chiku-bai
in gold lacquer .

Box, in the form of two intersecting squares, with three divisions,
gold lacquer, with chrysanthemums and wistaria on the outside,
containing a tray with medallions and diapers

Ryosui-punko.—MSS. box. Gold and black lacquer, landscapes
and Jurdjin on a deer on the exterior; on the interior a long-
armed monkey reaching up to the moon

Koc0.—Circular perfume box of Guri lac. (See No. 1020) .

Koco.—Perfume box ; decorated with birds on a persimmon tree,
on green gold nashiji .

KiyArA-BAKO.— Kidney-shaped perfume box ; decorated on the lid
with children and puppy in gold on gyobu nashiji, on the sides
with creepers in gold on black, and on the interior (which con-
tains a tray) with geese and landscapes on nashiji

Small box in the shape of a cherry flower ; gyobu on gold
Circular box covered with a large kiku flower in gold lac

JUxoco.—Nest of three boxes with cover decorated with kiku in
gold .

Isc

iS8c

Isc

18 c¢

I8¢

Lilustraled on
Plate 25.

Lilustrated on
Plate 27, No. 2.

1230.

1231.

1232.

1332)

1234.

1235.

1236.

1237,

1238.

1239.

1240.

1241.

Lacquer

Round box, containing three fan-shaped, and, as a centre, one
circular box. The exterior lid decorated with the shafts and front
of a Court carriage, which is laden with autumn flowers ; its inside
having a long-tailed tortoise bearing a rock, on which are flowers
in gold and colours on a gold ground; the lids of the inner
boxes have gourds, wistaria, and plum trees in lacs of all colours

JtU-Koco.—Nest of perfume boxes in the shape of a peony flower
and leaves in coloured and gold lac on a nashiji ground

NatsumMr.—Tea box in the shape of a kiku flower, decorated with
the same in gold and coloured lacs on a red ground

JtU-x6co.—In the shape of a bamboo basket work pannier to carry
on the back, decorated with plants in gold lac on gold lac

K6c6.—Decorated with shells and maple leaves in gold and colours
on a nashiji ground

K6c6.—In the shape of two intersecting fans, decorated with waves
and plants in gold

A box imitating a Koto (a musical instrument resembling a zither),
the lacquer in parts imitating the grain of the wood and the
different designs upon the original

Jt0-K0c0.—Decorated with a kiku plant in flower, beside a rivulet,
gold and black lac on a gydbu nashiji ground

Koco.—Decorated with a landscape and lake scene

Koco.—Circular ; decorated with various-shaped fans on a nashiji
ground

Koco.—Decorated with kiri leaves, ferns, and the crests of the
Ogasawara family, in gold on a black lac ground

A box on four legs made to the design of a checker board ;
decorated with the kiku flower on a mokumé ground .

Poe

I8¢

IS8c

18 ¢

18 c¢
I8c
LOL

18¢

1242.

1243.

1244.

1245.

1246.

1247.

1248.

1249.

1250.

1251.

1252.

1253.

Miscellaneous Articles.

K6c6.—Circular ; decorated with Hotei and his bag in gold on
nashiji ground

K6c0.—Sexagonal ; decorated with hen and chickens in gold and
red on nashiji

A circular box; decorated with a cock in gold and colours on
nashiji

A kidney-shaped box ; decorated with Chinese landscapes incrusted
in various metals on black

K06c0.—In the shape of three cards (shikishi and tanzakus) placed
beside one another irregularly ; decorated with a garden, a poem,
and a wistaria in flower ; the poem on one of the tanzakus is an
expression of sorrow at the scattering of flowers at the close of
spring

[The square card is called tanzaku ; the oblong, shikishi. |

A circular box ; decorated with a rice field in gold on black ; the
interior with chidori on nashii. s. Shunsho

KiyArA-BAKO.—Decorated inside and out with maple leaves, cherry
flowers, and plants in gold and colours on black .

Hurt.—Gold lac, decorated with the kiku crest

Hurt.—Silver lac, with a conventional decoration of kiri flowers
and leaves in gold

A box; decorated with a profusion of maple leaves in gold and
colours ; the interior with a seigainami or wavelike decoration
on nashiji. s. Ippydsai

Ko6co.—In the shape of a lady with flowing dress and train, which
is decorated with different patterns in gold

Ko6c6.—Incense burner ; in the shape of a prunus blossom, decorated
with pine and plum blossom; lid silver pierced work repre-
senting bamboos

Lllustrated on
Flate29, No.2.

18¢

Llustvated on
Plate 30, No. i.
18¢

1s¢

Illustrated on
Plate 29, No. 3.

Lilustrated on
Plate 38, No. t.

Lllustvated on
Plate 29, No.1.

1254.

1255.

1256.

1257.

1258.

1259.

1260.

1261.

1262.

1263.

Lacguer—

A circular box, decorated with H6-wo and kiri crests on diaper
patterns

A box in the shape of two intersecting ones; decorated as to one
on the top with a river scene, castle, and bridge, as to the other
with plants; the sides with a river scene bordered with willows
and a man poling a boat containing faggots of brushwood

A pair of boxes in compartments, with covers ; decorated with a
landscape of Chinese design in gold and brown. From the
Hamilton Palace collection

Koc6.—Perfume box; decorated with kiku crests and trailing
plants in gold on black

A clock case in the shape of an Inrod; decorated with buildings
and figures, with Hd-wo and plants in gold

Koco.—Perfume box in various compartments, in imitation of a
Court carriage ; decorated with kiku crests in gold lac

Box in the shape of a circular drum, with the figure of a child
seated on the top; the barrel decorated with Hd6d-wos: and
creeper in gold on mokumé lac: containing three fan-shaped
boxes with birds, plants, and trees in gold .

Box in the shape of the outline of an elephant covered with
trappings ; the sides sown with different patterns in panels of
gold and coloured lacquers inlaid with ivory

Box in the shape of a boat with sail; decorated with a personage
standing by a willow tree and watching a spider floating on a

leaf . . é; e early

JG-K0c0.—Seven-sided ; decorated with lespedeza plants beside
a rivulet in gold on nashiji

18 ¢

I8¢

18¢

= ' |
Se PEA VL
LACQUER: >» 7
Foi: ING: 1273, Kogo. Lid only. 2. No.-682, Kodansu.

FAALOLNY

1264.

1265.

1266.

1267.

1268.

1269.

1270.

1271.

1272.

1273:

Miscellaneous Articles.

K6co.—Octagonal. On the exterior a monkey with peach in red
and black lac in relief on a gold ground. On the interior of the
lid a framed European colour print ; on the sides various patterns
in red on black; and on the bottom a copy of a European
engraving incised in gold on black

Ko-dansu containing three smaller ones and tray, veneered with
tortoiseshell, and lacquered with kiku hedge and flying geese
in gold, colours, and metal

Round box decorated with wistaria in gold on a diaper ground

KiyARA-BAKO.— Decorated with game cocks fighting, and containing
two boxes decorated with flowers. The top of mokumé lac

J0-K6G6.—Octagonal ; decorated on the cover with a cottage in a
fence, plum tree, and mountainous landscape in gold and various
coloured lacs; the interior decorated with landscapes, poetry,
cards, plants, and trees in gold and colours

Jo-x0c6.—In the shape of a fan ; decorated with wistaria in gold.

on nashiji; the bottom compartment with a metal lining for
burning incense .

Jt-xoco.—The cover decorated with peonies, tendrils, and the crest
(mon) of the Daimio Sakai, in gold and coloured lacs on nashiji .

Koco.—In the shape of a koto, containing three smaller boxes
decorated with kiri, butterflies, sparrows, and flowers in gold and
colours on gold; the koto of mokumé lacquer .

A box covered with cherry bark ; lacquered ; with cherry blossom,
and with ducks in a stream in gold and incrusted pearl

Koco.—Decorated with wistaria on a trellis, in gold and incrusted
shell on gold ; the interior with a flight of chidori on nashiji

18 ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 37, No.1,

Isc

18 c

Lilustrated on

Plate 26, No.1.
C

Illustrated on
Plate 27, No.1.

1274.

1276.

1277.

1278.

1279.

1280.

1281.

1282.

1283.

1284.

Lacquer—

Box in the shape of a partly open and partly folded screen ;
decorated with a diaper pattern and landscape in nanakoji on
gold; the sides and bottom with mandarin ducks in a stream ;
the interior with mountain views and cherry trees

Koco.-—In the shape of a chessman ; decorated with a fan and cap
in a gourd-shaped panel, on gyobu ground ; the sides decorated
with maple leaves, in. gold and colours ; an inner tray with kiku
and plants .

Koc6.—In the shape of a tea jar with silk cover; decorated in gold
lac and pearl gyobu

JissHu-KO-BAKO.—Decorated with kiku, in gold, and mother-of-
pearl, and silver rimmed ; containing ivory cards, a small nest of
boxes, tray, etc.

JisSHU-KO-BAKO.—Natural wood; decorated with a mountainous
landscape in gold lac, and containing two nests of boxes, incense

burner, etc.

Bow. and cover of Tsuikoku lac ; decorated with Hd-wo bird and
peony in relief .

Brusu Case of red lac ; carved with a dragon and mounted in ivory

Oyjim#, a peachstone carved with a dragon,

IXkoco.—In the shape of a drum ; decorated with creepers in gold on

red lac ; with an ivory mask of an old man, and a flute 18 and

Square Box with creepers and the crest of the Daimid Sakai in
gold on a black ground

Koco6.—In the shape of a koto; decorated with diaper patterns and
flowers, in gold, black, and brown lac, with a poem in praise of
the moon written on the inner side of the lid )

18 ¢

18¢

18 ¢

8c
18 ¢

19 ¢

18 ¢

PLATE XXVII.
LACQUER.

i. No. 1277, Kogo, Hi NO; ¥235, Kogo. .Lid only,

3, No. t4'4. - Box :in-the form of. intersected cards. Lid only.

1285.

1286.

1287.

1288.

1289.

1290.

1291.

1292.

1293.

1294.

1295

Miscellaneous Articles.

Square Box and stand; decorated with cherry flowers and fern or
parsley leaves in gold ; the sides of gyobu nashiji

Box of gold lac covered with a pattern in gold of waterwheels in
a stream; the wheels in inlaid pearl; the interior sown with
tomoyé forming circles on nashiji

Ostonc Box in the shape of a game table ; the cover decorated
with plum trees, fir, bamboo, etc., in gold ; the sides of mokumé ;
in the interior two small boxes decorated with cranes and pine
in gold and mother-of-pearl on nashiji.

Box in the shape of a leaf; decorated with a formal design of
honeysuckle in gold on silver; the interior containing a tray
similarly decorated

OBLONG SEXAGONAL Box ; decorated with plum blossom and birds
on mokumé ; the interior sown with fir spikes and plum blossom

on black
Natsumé.—With chrysanthemums in black lac on brown wood

KAGAMI-No-su.— Mirror case. Decorated with a Court scene ; read-
ing a novel in a summerhouse amidst pine trees; also with the
crest of Shimazu, the Daimid of Kagoshima ; gold on nashiji

Box in the shape of a knot, with the landscape in gold on nashiji .

Fu-paxo.—Decorated with diaper patterns, Hd-wo birds, flowers,
and the Tokugawa crest in gold on nashiji.

Fu-nako.—With shakudo lid ; decorated with a dragon in clouds
incrusted in ivory, brass, shell, and glass. s. Kiyomitsu Yujo

. Rounp Box ; decorated with autumn plants, leaves, and flowers, in

gold on a black ground, and containing nine small boxes forming
the Star Crest of the Hosokawa or Endo family ; the boxes being
decorated with flowers, birds, and fishes in gold on gold

18 ¢

isc

1is¢

100

1296.

1297.

1298.

1299.

1300.

1301.

1302.

1303.
1304.

1305.

Lacquer—

Koco.—In the shape of a flower, with a Court noble and lady in a
boat ; in gold and colours on gold
[An incident in the Genji Monogatari (see No. 833): the elopement of
Adzumaya Kimi with her lover, Nio Giobu Kio, on the Uji River (B. M. C.
299). |

Rounp Box; decorated on the lid with the Zodiacal cycle in com-
partments round a compass (under glass) in the centre; in green
and other golds; containing a tray decorated with a temple.
(See Illustration, p. 61)

Box ; decorated on the top and sides with horses in a stream-
watered meadow, in gold on nashiji ; containing a tray decorated
with autumn flowers

JIssHU-KO-BAKO.— Decorated on the cover with a peasant resting
beside a waterfall, and on the sides with plum branches in
blossom ; containing two nests of boxes, incense ash_ holder,
and tray

Box ; decorated with leaves and fans with different scenes on them,
in gold on gydbu nashiji

KryARA-BAKO.— Decorated with game cocks fighting, and containing
a tray and two smaller boxes decorated with flowers ; the top of
mokumeé lac

Box with drawer ; decorated on the lid with Shoki catching an Oni
near a waterfall (see No. 218), in gold and coloured lacs and
pearl; on one side carp in a stream; on the interior of the lid
bamboo and vegetables in gold panels on nashiji; the tray with
carp fish and shell on nashiji

CARRIAGE on two wheels ; decorated with plants in gold lacquer

SmALL Box; decorated on the lid with children at play in gold
lac, on the sides with plants in gold on coloured nashiji

Ju-Koco.—Of Guri lac .

18¢

18 ¢

18¢

1300.
1307.
1308.

1309.
1310.

1311.

1372)

1313.

1314.

1315.

Miscellaneous Articles.

IK AGAMI-NO-SU.— Mirror case ; covered with honeysuckle design and
crests of the Matsura, Hakura, Toda, and Kuroda families, in
gold on black, and containing a steel mirror with crane and pine
and a crest in relief, on the back

Jt-sako.—Of diamond shape, with plum branches in bloom, in gold
lac and gold and silver foil on black

Jikrr0.—In the shape of a jar, the lid covered with silk, decorated
with Shokko design in red ; on the inside autumn plants in gold
on nashiji .

Box for distributing perfume by blowing, with the Zodiacal cycle
in various coloured lacs on black

Koco.—Decorated with kiku flowers incrusted in mother-of-pearl
and metal on gold

K0c0.— Decorated with Hana-ikada or the raft of flowers, symbolical
of the flower season, in gold of various colours, and metal on the
cover and landscapes in green gold ; Togidashi on the sides

J1x1r0.—Nest of two boxes, octagonal ; the upper one, with a lid,
being perforated in the likeness of chrysanthemum flowers on
every side, and decorated with key pattern in gold on black ;
the lid and lower compartment decorated alternately with crests
of two cranes and two butterflies, on Karakusa pattern in gold
on black

MINIATURE SAGEJU.—Decorated on the outer case with autumn
plants in gold and shell, inlaid on a black ground, and on the boxes
with cherry trees in blossom, in gold, silver, and colours, with
gold leaves and inlaid shell on a polished black ground

Koc6.—Circular ; decorated with a dragon on the waves, and creep-
ing plants, in shell inlaid on black lacquer. (? Chinese)

Koco.—Circular ; decorated with shishi and peony in coloured

shell on gold lac ground

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18 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 33, No. 2

18 ¢:

102 Lacquer—

1316. Ko-saxo.—In the shape of a chrysanthemum flower in gold, hira-
makiyé on black lac; signed on the interior Kofudo . ; PIS 6050,

1317. Korreé.—Of Tsuishu lac with carved diaper designs RSs

1318. Ko-snaxo.—Decorated with maple leaves floating on a stream, in

gold on black . ; , 18%
1319. Ko-saxo.——Decorated with the sho-chiku-bai, on gold lac. a ES

1320. RyosHi-sunko.—Of gold lacquer, decorated externally with a rocky
landscape and buildings on a lake, and the sun on clouds above ;
and internally with fans and Ytigaos ,with the crest of the Daimio
Sakai, of Harima : i lore

1321. Saxeé Borrtie ; decorated with panels containing various plants, in
gold on nashiji . ; ; : re Lee

1322. Box in the form of a folded letter; silver lacquer with autumn
flowers in gold and silver lacquer, interior silver gyobu . oer 32

1323. Box in the form of a piece of paper (noshi) decorated with
daisies, which enfolds sprays of chrysanthemum and plum ; the
interior of silver nashiji with an open and a shut fan in gold and
red lacquer ; toed es

1324. Box in four divisions in an open panel; with willows and clouds.
s. Shunsho , = ESc

1325. Koco.—Decorated with crests, cherry blossoms, and arabesques . 18 ¢

1326. Rounp Box with circular medallions, and a ground covered with
minute diaper of ferns , ; , 18%

1327. [asaKxo-son.—Decorated with a waterfall and stream in togidashi,
Ce with silver mountings and fireholder (decorated with pierced
Fflate 20. .
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1368.

1369.

1370.

1371.

1372:

1373:

1374.

1375.

Miscellaneous Articles.

TaBako-bon.—With metal fire and ash boxes inthe upper part, and
drawers for tobacco, lights, etc., in the lower ; decorated with a
view of Miho no Matsubara and Fujisan, in gold and silver on

black lac

Tsurraté.—Panel with stand. Decorated with a landscape, illus-
trating a meeting of Chinese sages; lacquered in gold and colours,
and encrusted in wood, ivory, and enameiled porcelain ; on the
reverse grasses in black on black

Gaku.—Panel, with landscape showing Fujisan in the distance,
in black, gold, and nashiji on gold ; with a bordering in gold lac,

with shells in gold and colours. s. Zeshin .

Jt-Koco.—Nest of boxes, in the shape of a house ; the upper box
decorated on the top with a plaited pattern ; the sides and roof
with vine and grapes, and pigeons on a plum tree in gold on gold

STAND with four feet ; decorated with kiri crests and bamboo leaves

in gold on black

Sack-yt.—Picnic set, with metal fireholder and water kettle,
engraved with plants; decorated with the Asano and Honda
crests and plants in gold on black

Box ; decorated with cards, having flowers and landscapes; on a
tortoiseshell pattern ground ; gold, silver, and coloured lacs

Box ; decorated on the cover and sides with bamboos and peonies
beside a stream, and crests ; on gold and nashiji

OcTaconaL Box on feet; decorated with the different masks used
in the V6 dance (see No. 988), on floral patterns in gold and
coloured lacs. The interior of various coloured powdered
lacs .

103

19 ¢

Igc¢

19 ¢

104

1376.

1377.

1378.

1379.

1380.

1381.

1382.

1383.

1384.

1385.

1386.

1387.

Lacquer—

Two INTERSECTING Boxes: one of red lac decorated with H6-wo
birds and plants; the other of black lac with fruit in baskets,
plants, flowers, and birds in gold and coloured lacs, and incrusted
with ivory, metal, and shell. By Zeshin

Carp Box, in black lacquer, containing two sets of too cards for
the game of Hyakunin Isshu, or the 100 poems—one card having
the portrait of one of the 100 poets with the commencement of
one of his poems, and the fellow the conclusion of the same.
With inscription on lid ‘“‘ The Cards of 100 poems ” moti

Sack-J0.—Black lac decorated with a waterwheel, boat, fish, etc.,
in gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl. s. Yiiji

RvyOsHI-BUNKO.—Decorated with wistaria and birds in incrusted
ivory and mother-of-pearl on nashiji_ .

Koco.—Of red lacquer in the shape of a flower ; figure of Tobosaku
and the three peaches and diaper pattern .

Rounp Box with birds, and a net in gold on the bottom, on ver-
milion and black lac ; on the inside a long-tailed tortoise

CircuLar Box ; decorated partly with kiri crests on nashiji, partly
with autumn flowers on a black ground

Natsumé.—With cranes in medallions of various coloured gold on
gold. s. Nagatoyo

J0-x6c6.—Decorated with diaper patterns in black on gold ground,
and the cover with flowers in gold on gydbu

Box in the shape of a drum; decorated with H6-wo bird, clouds,
and kiri in gold and many coloured lacs on gold

JG-K0cG0.—Octagonal ; decorated with a view of the early blossom-
ing of the clematis in Nagara in gold on gold

Box in the form of the outlines of three open fans, decorated with
flowers, landscapes, and birds in gold on gold

19 ¢

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PLATE XXX.
LACQUER.

7. Wo. -P261,. Box, 2. No .1256, Kogo.
3.- No. £252, Kago.

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1388.

1389.

1390.

1391.

1392.

1393.

1304.

1395.

1396.

Miscellaneous Articles.

Box in the shape of a helmet; decorated in gold and colours,
and with the Tokugawa crest on gold; containing a tray decorated
with a general’s war fan and saihai (baton of commandment) in
gold and silver on green gold .

CrrcuLaR Box ; decorated with cards

Jt0-x0co.—Decorated with autumn plants in gold and colours on
black and nashiji

Rounp Cake Box; decoration, cherry and pine trees and waterfall
on a mountain side, in gold on gyodbu.

Jt-xoco.—In the shape of three intersecting circles; decorated
with flowers in gold on nashiji

Jt-K0c0.—In the shape of two boxes intersecting one another ;
one decorated with landscape at the top and iris and swallows on
the side, the other with wistaria at the top and diapers at the
side ; containing a tray decorated with a kiku hedge; gold and
colours on gold .

Kasniki.—In the shape of a jar with a cloth covering the stopper
and upper portion ; decorated with autumn plants, the cloth with
cranes, in gold on gold

Koco.—In the shape of a knot; with flowers in gold on a togi-
dashi mokumé ground

A box in compartments, in the shape of five square boxes ; decorated
on the top with landscapes and diapers, on the side with moun-
tainous landscapes with the wild cherry in bloom

105

19 ¢

19¢

19 ¢

I9¢

19 ¢

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I9¢

106

1397.

1398.

1399.

1400.

I4OI.

1402.
1403.

1404.

1405.

1406.

1407.

1408.

Lacquer—

K6c6.—Decorated with plum blossom in gold, and containing two
smaller boxes in the shape of books, decorated with floral and
diaper designs, and a tray with a mountainous landscape

Koco.—Decorated with a cherry tree, from which hangs a paper
inscribed with a poem, in gold on mokumé. Inside are two
smaller boxes, decorated with bunches of flowers

Koco; decorated with peony and the crest of the Yanagisawa
family ; containing a tray and six small boxes decorated with a
fan, cage, plants, etc., being subjects from the Genji Monogatari ;
in gold on nashiji

Box in the shape of two intersecting plum blossoms ; the lid deco-

rated with dragons in gold and colours on gydbu, the sides with
plum blossoms in gold on black .

Cake bowl; decorated with the Sho-chiku-bai in gold on nashiji,

with a six-star crest on the cover
Natsumé.—Inlaid with dragons in mother-of-pearl on gold lac
Fuvesasui.—F lute case of Guri lac. s. Zokoku

A cup stand of black lac ; decorated with insects and bamboo in

gold hiramakiyé

A cup and saucer of black lac with a scarlet interior to the cup, and
silver mounts

Toxurt.—Brown lac with an incised design .
Musurxaco.—Insect cage of red and black lac and bamboo .

Box in the form of a flower, with chrysanthemums in gold togidashi
on black, and an inscription

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PEATE -XXX:
LACQUER.

1. No. 1248, Perfume Box (Kiyara-bako). Lid only. 2- No. 1422, Box. -Lid only.

1409.

I410.

IAII.

1412.

1413.

1414.

IAI5.

1416.

1417.

1418.

1419.

1420.

Miscellaneous Articles.

J0-K0c0.—Sexagonal ; decorated with various plants in gold and
colours on red

K0c0.—Decorated with rats and fans in black and gold on gold

J0-Koc0.—Decorated with a mountain view including cherry trees
in bloom, in gold on black .

Box in the form of two intersecting ones ; one decorated with cherry
trees in bloom, the other with a peacock and hen, in gold on gold

Box in the shape of the ship of good fortune, with the treasures,
tortoises, cranes, etc., in gold on gold

Box in the form of intersecting cards; decorated with geese,
plants by a stream, a bridge, etc., in gold and coloured lacs

Box with drawers, on a stand; decorated with diaper patterns in
gold and coloured lacs

Jt-Koco.—Decorated with plants in gold on black

Box containing a tray and two smaller boxes; decorated with a
landscape with house in gold on gold.

Ko6c6.—-In gold lacquer with tray and two boxes ; with chrysanthe-
mums and plants outside on a folded paper, and with a ground-
work of mother-of-pearl gydbu. Fujisan and landscape on tray .

Koco.—In the shape of a drum, with dragons and the tomoyé
crest of the Arima family in gold

Koco.—Kidney-shaped perfume box ; decorated with a mountain-
ous view, with clouds in gold; the interior containing a tray with
plum blossom and kiku crest in gold and colours on gyobu .

107

19 ¢

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Illustrated on
Plate 27, No. 3.

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Lllustrated on
Plate 30, No. 2.

108

1421.

1422.

1423.

1424.
1425.
1426.
1427.
1428.
1429.

1430.

1431.

1432.

Lacguer—

A saké jar in the shape of a drum on a stand; decorated at the
ends with shishi in gold, and on the round with mokumé lac. A
Shojo (see 213) climbs up to the top .

An oblong box with tray : decorated with children rolling a snow-
ball, and the kikko (tortoise-shell) diaper irregularly dispersed
over the surface. The interior has sparrows and snow-laden
bamboos in gold and silver on nashiji

Jt-xoco.—In the shape of two intersecting square ones; one
decorated on the top and sides with a mountainous landscape and
waterfall in gold and silver, and the other on the top and sides
with long-tailed tortoises, in a stream in gold on nashiji

Box in the shape of a flower with autumn plants in black on gold .

KAGAMI-No-su.—Mirror case ; decorated on the outside of lid with
figure of Ilotei sleeping beside his bag; on the inside with two
children trying their strength .

KasHIkI.—Cake box boldly carved with various kinds of vegetables,
and lacquered in red .

Koco.—Chrysanthemums in gold lac on black wood. Silver lacquer
interior

Tasako-son.—Gold and black lacquer and silver mounts, decorated
with ten medallions of landscapes

Saké bottle. A carved figure of a shojo (see No. 213) ; decorated
with red and gold lacs

Saké bottle. A similar figure supporting a large jar

Saké bottle. A carved figure of Ebisu (see No. 119), with a
fishing-rod and fish; decorated with various coloured lacs

Koc0.— Paulownia leaves, ferns, etc., in gold on red

19 ¢

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19¢

19 ¢

1433.

1434.

1435.

1436.

1437.

Miscellaneous Articles.

SAGE-JU.—In four principal divisions, fitting together and held in
place by grooves and the handle; decorated with landscapes on
the sides and diapers in green lac, in imitation of cloisonné
round the top and ends

Box in the shape of a figure leaning on a large saké cup, on
which are inscribed characters signifying contentment

Ko-pansu.—A cabinet of oblong form containing four drawers,
one with a cover ; the whole decorated within and without with
a design of two intersecting diapers, one of Chidori on the
waves, the other of autumn plants on a rich gyobu ground, with
handle and mounts of silver dragons. Said to have been made
at Kyoto by the lacquerer to the Emperor’s court

JissHu-KO-Bakxo.—With the various implements and articles, in-
cluding the writing box, for the Perfume Game: in three
compartments. Decorated with open and closed fans in gold
and coloured takamakiyé on large grained nashiji. The rivet
of the fans in silver ,

Wall tablet ornamented with a bow and arrows in arrow case in
gold and coloured lacquers on black: with the kakipan of
Ritsuo

109

19 ¢

Ig ¢

17 ¢

18 ¢

DIVISION A.

Swords and Sword Mounts.

2 Swords.

HE Japanese sword claims the attention of the
collector, not only for the variety of customs of a
more than usually interesting character which ceremonies and fashion have
connected with it, but also on account of the attention which every part of
it has received at the hands of the artists in metal-work. Whilst its blade
for temper and keenness stands unrivalled, the decorative treatment which
has been bestowed upon what is termed its furniture cannot be surpassed
for variety or ingenuity. ‘The various metals, too, which have been employed,
and the numberless changes in them which the artisan has effected by alloys
and surface pickling, have called forth the admiration of the metallurgists of

every country.

The wearing of the sword was a privilege to which only those of a certain
rank attained, and as fashions have existed for several hundred years by
which not only two swords were worn, but their colour and form varied upon
different occasions, it is not surprising that a large number have come down
to us. An edict was passed in 1877 forbidding in future the wearing of swords,

and it is calculated that not less than two millions of people then laid down

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OBJECTS IN MELAL.

Four Swords.

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for ever a weapon which a few months before they would less willingly have

parted with than with their lives.

Amongst the various kinds of swords are ¢achz, the slung sword or large

sabre; Zatana and wakizashi, the pair of usually worn swords, one three and

the other about two feet in length ; and the azkuchz, or dagger without a guard.

The furniture of the sword consists of the scabbard (saya), the hilt (¢swka),

the ferule (fuchz), which surrounds it, the pommel (ashzra), the guard (¢suda),

a knife which is inserted in the scabbard, with its handle (Lozwka), a skewer

(26gaz), and a cleat (Auvikata) on the scabbard for the sageo ; there is also the

ferule at the end (407777), and small ornaments at either side of the hilt (#enzkz).

1479.

1480.

1481.

1482.

1483.

1484.

1485.

KatTana.—With stamped leather sheath, and the tsuba and
mountings in champlevé enamel

WakizAsHi.—With sheath of cherry wood, with tsuba and
ornaments of champlevé enamel

WakxizaAsui—The scabbard of rattan, the mountings of champlevé
enamel

Aixucut.—The scabbard and mounts of ivory, with cloisonné
decorations

WakiIzAsHI.—Scabbard red and black lac, imitating wood grain ;
mounts shibuichi, with quails and millet seed in various metals ;
fuchi signed Issai Toméi. Blade signed Kanéyasu of Mino

WakizasHi.—Black lacquer scabbard imitating wood grain,
decorated with fish, crabs, etc.; mounts of various metals,
with designs of lobsters ; tsuba, with kiri crests on nanakoji.
Kozuka and kogai depicting battle scenes, and signed Goto

~ Mitsuyo

WakizAsHi.—Black lac scabbard imitating the bark of a tree,
ornamented with a snake in shibuichi, and bronze mounts, with
various coloured cloisonné. The tsuba, kozuka, and fuchi-
kashira of iron and enamels, — s. Hirata (Donin)

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Plate 31,
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on Plate 31,
No. 2.

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1486.

Illustrated on J 487.

Plate 31, No. 4.

1488.

1489.

1490.

1491.

1492.

1493.

Objects in Metal.

Arkxucut.—Scabbard black lac, mounts silver and shakudd with
design of Fuji-san, a dragon, and a Shishi; the tsuba of
mokumé

Arkxucut.—Scabbard of wood carved with plum-blossoms, s. Masa-
tsugu ; the mounts shibuichi, incised with plum-blossom, s. Goto
Hokid Ichijo. Kozuka, with wooden handle with perforated
ivory panel

Kazaritacut.—Dress sword. Scabbard of Nashiji lac, decorated
with Tokugawa crests in gold. Mounts of shibuichi, with crests
in bronze on nanakoji. s. Yukimitsu

[Nanakoji is the name given to a surface worked into small dots in imitation
of fishes’ roe. It was much affected by the Gotés. |

Waxkizasut.—Short sword, mounted with iron; hilt, shark skin
(samegawa) (see No. 1011); sheath, snake skin lacquered ; tsuba,
iron; monkey watching a butterfly, by Juko; Kozuka handle, a
monkey, by Sunagawa Masanori, after a drawing by Tsu Jimpo,
dated 1788; kozuka blade by Kuniteru; kurikata and menuki,
monkeys ; kojiri, dragon and plant

Wakizasut—Short sword, decorated with metal ornaments of
fishes and shells. Sheath, lacquer imitating stone; tsuba, a
lobster on nanakoji, by Konkwan ; fuchi-kashira by Shozui ;
kozuka blade by Kanémitsu; Kozuka handle and kogai by
Yasukuni .

Karana.—A sabre, decorated with a silver dragon, views of
Fuji, etc. Sheath, black lacquer, with silver mountings ;
kozuka by Osaki Gengobei |

A miniature sword; the sheath of black lacquer, and the hilt
of metal and shark skin (Samegawa). (See No. tort)

A pair of swords in scabbards of rubbed and lacquered. shark skin
(Samegawa-nuri). Signed Sukesada of Bizen

19 ¢

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19 ¢

I9¢

Swordmounts— Tsubas. 112

1494. A short sword signed Toshiharu, with a sheath ornamented with Shak an
Plate 31,
maple and other leaves of various coloured lacs; the tsuba, etc., ou
of bronze; the kozuka signed Nagatsugu oe

1495. A large sword in a lacquer and leather scabbard. The mount-
ings of shibuichi, with plum-blossoms, spider's web, etc. _ s.
Katsuko. ; >» Te¢

Swordmounts—Csubas.

1506. Ssaxupd.—Dragons in clouds in relief on nanakoji , The
1507. Iron. Kanzan, Jittoku, and tiger in relief. s. Chokuzti —. pee
1508. Iron. Children watching a cock fight; in relief. s. Eisho . i SEGé

1509. Copper. A procession of rats; incised and incrusted with various
metals. s. Jogetsusai Hiroyoshi ; ; 2 Si

1510. Iron. Children, butterflies, an ox, and flowers, incrusted in

various metals. s, Mitsukuni . ., : , pe Aveser:
I51I. Iron. A pair; war fan and whip in various metals. . NTO-Z
1512. Iron. Chinese sages in various metals : . » Oe
1513. Iron. Narihira gazing at Fujisan ; . ; . Foe
1514. Iron. Shaka, and creeping plants in copper ; ;' % FG?

I5I5. SeNToKU.—Herons on a lotus pond incrusted in silver. _ s.
From a design of Joki by Otsuki Mitsuhiro , Sete

[Sentoku is a soft yellow bronze, of which the component parts are about
72 per cent. of copper, 13 per cent. of zinc, 8 per cent. of tin, and 6 per
cent. of lead.|

1516. Senroxu pierced.—Daruma. — s. Shozui ; ; eS tt

114

1517.

1518.
1519.
1520.
1521.

1522.

1523.

1524.

1525.

1520.
1527.

1528.

1529.

1530.

1531.

Objects in Metal.

Sentroxu.—A Corean hunter about to loose his hawk at a crane.
s. Hozui

Iron pierced. A shrine supported by two dragons
Iron. Cranes on shakudo

Suakupo.—A flower carriage in relief on nanakoji
Sentoku.—Kanzan and Jittoku incised. s. Issando Joi

SeNTOKU.—Cryptomeria trees and stream, in relief. s. Shdchi-

kud6 Nagahiro .

Sentroxu.—The thunder god (see No. 111) frightening a coolie.
s. Hamano Kozui

Iron. Cherry blooms, incrusted in gold and silver. s. Omori
Hidemitsu

Sentoku.—A Chinaman on an elephant watching a waterfall ;
incrusted in shakudd. s. Shozui !

SentToku.—Plum bloom in relief.
Iron. A flight of cranes in gold .

Iron. A pair, with battle scenes in perforated work, gilt, and
inlaid. s. Sdheishi Niudo Soten, of Hakone, Omi

Iron. Kwan-u (see No. 266), chased and incrusted in shakudo,
copper, etc. s. Senhosai, dated 1848.

Iron. Convolvuli, incrusted in brass

Srentoku.—Gentoku, Kwan-u, and Chohi, in a peach garden
(see No. 266) ; incised and incrusted in shakud6. s.. Kuzui

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1532.

1533.

1534.

1535.
1530.

1507.
1568.

1569.

1580.

1581.

1582.

Swordmounts—Fuchi-kashiras—Menukis—-Kozukas.

Sentoku.—Daikoku posing as the god of the winds (see
No. 119); incrusted in shakudo. s. Hiroyasu

Sentoku AND SurpuicH1.—A fisherman at work by moon-
light with cormorants; incrusted in shakudo, copper, gold,
and other metals. s. Hiroyoshi

Iron. With pierced design of cherry spray
Brass. With kiku and mantis on imitation of basket work

SuipuicHi.—Kappa (see No. 244) with a hat, in a shower of
rain; on the reverse, cherry bloom falling

Swordmounts— fuchi-kashiras.
SuHakupo.—Gilt dragon in relief on nanakoji
SHAKuUDO.—Carpenters at work ; in various metals on nanakoji

SHaAkupbo.—Shaka on an ox, a sickle, and bundle of firewood,

on nanakoji. s. Renjo

Swordmounts—agenukis.

A pair, in the shape of masks of the goddesses of mirth in
silver. s. Shozui

Swordmounts—Koszukas.
Iron. Heron on tree, in silver

Iron.. Geese and reeds, in copper and silver, etc.

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116

1583.

1584.

1585

1586.
1587.
1588.

1589.

1590.
I5QI.
1592.
1593:
1594.

1595.

1596.
1597.

1598.

1599.

1600.

Objects in Metal.
Iron. Shells in gilt and shakudo
Iron. A dragon .
Iron. Peony flower
Iron. Chinaman and tiger .
Iron. The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Iron. Oxen

Iron. An arrow to which a despatch has been affixed and sent;
silver and gold

SENTOKU.— Birdcatcher
Red copper. Shells

SENTOKU.

A crane flying to a stream
Red copper. Long arms and long legs. (See No. 200) .
SENTOKU.—Incised diapers .

SHIBUICHI.—Daikoku and Ebisu as New Year’s dancers. (See
No. 119)

SHAKUDO.—-Fan, in relief, on nanakoji
Iron. Snail on bean pod, in shibuichi, shakud6, and silver

SHAKuDO.—Hawk on a tree in relief, and incrusted in various
metals on nanakoji. s. Munéaki

Copper. Arrows, in relief, on mottled ground .

SHAKUDO.—Fujisan amidst clouds with flying geese, on nanakoji

18¢

18-0
18 ¢

8c
18 ¢

18¢

1601.
1602.

1603.

1604.
1605.
1606.
1607.

1608.

1609.
1610.
I6II.

1612.

1613.
1614.
1615.
1616.
1617.

1618.

Swordmounts—Kozukas.
Iron. An insect .
Iron. Peony and bird; silver and gilt

SHAKUDO.—Crane and temple entrance (Torii); shakudd on
nanakoji

SHAKUDO.—Cock, rat, and rice-pods, on nanakii. s. Bairinsai
SHIBUICHI.—Fish and seaweed. s. rovawer
SENTOKU.—Rabbit and moon

Suipuicut.—Todba and boy, in various metals

SHIBUICHI.—Shoki (see No. 218) as a Rakan or Saint, emitting
demons from a gourd. s. Hosetsusai Shdju

Suipuicut.—Cluster of shells on nanakoji. s. Hidetoki
SenToku.—Torii. s. Nara Toshimitsu
SHAkupo.—A Rakan. s. Sekijoken Motonari

SuiBuicH1.—A sage followed by a boy with a roll, crossing a
bridge. s. Hironaga

SHAKUDO.—A tortoise .

Suakubo.—A bird-catcher with pole, on nanakoji
SENTOKU.—Sparrow, and basin, and cage
SHAKUDO.—-Shi-shi, on nanakoji .

SurBuicH1.— Dragon amidst waves

SeNTOKU.—A gourd plant

118

1619.
1620.

1621.

1622.
1623.
1624.
1625.
1626.
1627.
1628.
1629.
1630.
‘1631.
1632.
1633.
1634.
1635.
1636.

1637.

Objects in Metal.
Iron. Birds and willow tree

SHIBUICHI.— Mask, box, and flute

Copper. A festal scene with a caricature of the Gods of Good

Fortune

SuisuicHt.—Hotei, Daikoku, and Ebisu. s. Naokagé

SentoKu.—Waves. s. Teruhidé

Copper. Hotei, on nanakoji. s. Iwamato Konkwan.

Copper. Head of Oni pierced by a sword, on nanakoji

SHaKxupo.—Children with snowball, on nanakoji .
Copper. Rabbits

SENTOKU.—Swallows in rainstorm

Iron. Thunder and lightning

Moxumt.—A bundle of bamboo shoots ; gold

Suipuicu!.—Fukurokuju. (See No. 119) .

Suisuicu1—Nio. (See No. 19)
Suipurcui.—Sasaki Takatsuna crossing the Uji.
SHIBUICHI.— Dragon

Copper. Uzumé. (See No. 1) .

Red copper and shibuichi. Dragon amidst waves

SurBuicHi.—A Corean and monkey

(See No. 969).

1668.

1669.

1670.

1671.

1672.

1673.

1674.

PART Ey.
EE IE Se LODE e ee
Miscellaneous Dbjects in aera.

Rouge case in form of a swordguard, decorated with plum
blossoms, and bird in various metals in relief on gilt ground .

SUMI-TsUBO AND NIKku-1IRE.—Cases for ink and inkpad, of brass
and silver, with lotus in relief .

Mizurrt.—Bronze waterpot, in the shape of a saké jar; orna-
mented with Shojos (see No. 213) dancing, in different metals.

- s. Yoshinori

YatatTré.—Portable inkstand ; decorated with diapers in silver on
iron, with a circular wood box for pad

Yatatr.—Portable inkstand of copper; with autumn plants and
butterfly incised and incrusted in gold and silver. s. Onigashima

Okio. (Also under 658)

Silver ornament, with a perforated design of clouds, waves,
cranes, and tortoise .

Koro.—Incense burner. Sentoku, sexagonal in form, incised
with plant forms, and with six shakudd panels having flowers
in relief

119

I9¢

isc

19 ¢

Ig ¢

I20

1675.

1676.

1677.
1678.

1679.
1680.

1681.

1682.

1683.
1684.
1685.
1686.
1687.

1688.

Miscellaneous Objects in Metal.

Panel with silver chain attached, with Daikoku and Ebisu in
relief. A jewellers touchstone with solid gold plaque in front.

s. Kwansal
Mizuiré.—Bronze waterpot, in the shape of a dragon
Waterpot, circular, bronze, with dragon and waves in relief
Oxrmono.—Bronze. Crane on a rock
Articulated lobster. Bronze

Hanging lamp in four pieces; bronze, decorated with creepers.
s. Nakao Munésada .

Koro.—Incense burner revolving in a round outer case; per-
forated with plants and diaper pattern. Bronze

SEeNToKU.—Water kettle, incised with plants

Pair of candlesticks in the form of cranes, on the back of
tortoises, and holding lotus leaves in their beaks. Bronze

Oximono.—Kwannon on the trunk of a tree, with a dragon in
the clouds; on a stand with four feet. Bronze. s. Jo-un

dl
Incense burner in the shape of a Shishi; decorated with diapers

damascened in gold and silver.

Hanatkk.—Flower vase ; decorated with Shishi in relief, and as

handles. Bronze

Saké kettle with long spout; decorated with dragon in relief.

Bronze

Axsumi.—Pair of stirrups; decorated with plants and diapers
inlaid in gold; the inside with shell and a dragon fly
in perforated work, [ron '

19 ¢

boar:

Ig ¢

18¢

18 ¢

1689.
1690.
1691.

1692.

1693.

1694.

1695.

1696.

1697.

1698.

1699.

1700.

1701.

1'702.

Miscellaneous Objects in Metal.

Group of tortoises. Bronze
Group of tortoises. Bronze
Articulated lobster. Iron

Shinto bell. Bronze

Pair of high candlesticks, with ash holders, in perforated work,
with dragon. Bronze

Koro.—Incense burner in the form of a seated Shishi

SuzuRI-BAKO.— Writing case with a Shishi in repoussé on the
cover, lacquered in the interior with silver gyobu, the
inkstone carved with a mythical animal in the waves. Water

vessel bronze

Small temple gong with a decoration of winged figures in the
clouds, and stars in panels

Candlestick decorated with cranes and winged figures; the feet
formed of demons’ heads .

Pair of candlesticks pierced with design of creeping plants

Hanaiké.—Flower vase hexagonal in shape, decorated with birds

and plants, and a cicada as handle (? Chinese)

Hanarké.—F lower vase of cylindrical form, with a ring decorated
with a butterfly, plants, and three bands of key pattern

Pair of candlesticks pierced and decorated with kiri and plants.

Koro.—Pair of incense burners in the form of a cock and hen.
16

19 ¢

Ig ¢

18 ¢

I8c

ine.

1703.

1704.

1'705.

1706.

1'707.

1708.

1709.

1710.

I7II.

1712.

1713.

1714.

Miscellaneous Oljects in Metal.

Hanarké.—Pair of flower vases with stands, on feet; carved
with dragons by Shokwaken

Hanaiké.—Flower vase of hexagonal shape with diamond
pattern

Koro.—Incense burners; a set of three carp with a stamped
character signifying “dragon,” and a phrase meaning “ patience

and perseverance ’

Two bowls and saucers ; decorated with H6-wo birds, Kiri flowers,
and diapers in various colours .

Bowl; the interior of which is decorated with a H6-wo surrounded
with flowers and diapers, and the exterior with flowers and
diapers, all in varied colours

Plate ; decorated with a dragon and different coloured patterns .

Pair of jars; decorated with flowers and diapers in various

colours
Small dish ; decorated with Shishi and diapers in various colours

Oxrmono.—Brass. A landscape with sunrise; a peasant poling
a boat, and passengers waiting at the ferry. s. Masachika

Bronze vase inscribed with characters signifying long life and
good fortune. On three feet of elephant heads. s. Seimin

Bronze Koro of a carp ona stand representing waves. s. Kamé
of Nagasaki (a female artist)

Tea ceremony set

IISc

1g ¢

Isc

18¢

18 ¢

19 ¢

18¢

19 ¢

Miscellaneous Objects in Metal. eae

1715. Bronze statue of Sutoku Tenno, Emperor of Japan (1124—1141),
fully armed with bow, arrows, and sword. Inscribed Kamakura
Ono Goroyemon; Kencho Shichi Nen San Gatsuie. Made by _
Ono Goroyemon, of Kamakura, in the 3rd month of the 7th
year of Kenchod (a.p. 1255), on a stand. (Query copy of the
original.) , : ; , : . 18¢

Metal Workers.

1764.

1765.

1766.

1767.

1768.

1769.

PART V.

DIVISION A

Shrines (4usbis).

Nashiji lac, with chased metal mounts, containing Amida seated on
a lotus flower, and two attendants, one Maritchi on a boar, the
other on a horse

Small black lac, with chased metal mounts, containing an illumina-
tion of Buddha on a blue ground and the Tokugawa crest .

Black lac with metal mounts, containing a carved wooden figure
of Amida on a lotus

Nashiji lac in the form of a lotus bud containing two manifesta-
tions of Kwannon; in carved wood (see H. J. 45)

Black lac with doors back and front, disclosing three grains of rice,
carved in the similitude of deities. From the Hamilton Palace
Collection .

Ivory, containing a figure of Buddha in gold. s. Riukei

124

17 ¢

18 ¢

1778.
1779.

1'780.

1781.

1782.
1783.
1784.
1785.
1786.
1787.

1788.

PART V.
DIVISION B.
Hanging Pictures (Kakemonos).
The death of Buddha, in colours, on silk
Buddhist deities, in colours, with gold ground, on paper

Monkeys on a pine tree, by Sosen; in monochrome, on paper
(1746—1821)

Monkeys on a maple tree, by Sosen, in monochrome, on paper
(1746—1821)

Sparrows on a snow-covered tree ; in monochrome, on paper
Sages playing draughts under a pine tree; monochrome, on paper
Winter; ducks in a stream ; monochrome, on paper

Flying geese, in colour, on paper .

Birds-eye View of Yédo; with a key ; in colours, on paper
Daikoku and his bale, in colour, on paper. School of Hokusai

Cock and hen, in colours, on paper
125

1sc¢

126 Flanging Pictures (Kakemonos).
1789. A carp swimming, in colours, on paper . . ee <

1790. Kaminari and Fiten, the Thunder and Wind Gods, watching
Buddha, in colours, on paper. Ee meoee

1791. Monkeys with horse. School of Sosen, in colours, on paper Luz

1821.

1822.

1823.

1824.

1825.

1826.

1827.

1828.

1829.

PART V.

DIVISION C.

€mbroideries (fukusas, etc.)

Fuxusa: Pheasants and flowers ; in gold and colours on blue silk

[A Fukusa is a square or oblong piece of embroidery used for covering a
present. |

Fuxusa.—Cock on drum, and hen; in gold and colours, on rose-
pink silk

Fuxusa.—Oshikio riding on a crane and holding a makimono
(see No. 159); in gold and colours on blue silk .

Fuxusa figure and flowers, after a design by Buncho; in white
and colours on black silk

Fuxusa.—Hawk on a screen under a pine tree; in gold and
colours on blue silk

Fuxusa.—Shiba Onko breaking the jar a No. ein in gold
and colours on blue silk

Fuxusa.—Butterfly dancers, a drum, tent, etc.; in gold and
colours on blue silk

fuxKusa.—Shojo and Saké jar (see No. 213); in gold and colours
on blue silk

Fuxusa.—Chinese figures on a bridge; in gold and colours on
rose-pink silk

127

18 ¢

18¢

19 ¢

18 ¢

18¢

18 ¢

1834.

1835.

Embroidertes (Fukusas, etc.).

Fuxusa.—A drum, tent, maple tree, etc. ; in gold and colours on

pale blue silk
Fuxusa.—Cranes by a stream; in white and colours on blue silk .

Fuxusa.—A Shinto temple at Sumiyoshi, near Osaka, in various
coloured threads on blue silk

Fuxusa.— Painted and embroidered with cho-noshi (a paper folded
in the form of a butterfly and a symbol of a complimentary
present), pine, bamboo, plum, cranes, tortoise, and diapers, in
various colours

Piece of silk embroidered with flowers of various colours

Silk pocket wallet (Kwaichi), with metal clasp, embroidered with
plants and flowers in various colours

Embroiderers at Work.

18¢

19 ¢

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COMBS.

i NO. 4870. 2:. NO. 3890; G Na: 1850, de NO. 1563.
be No. TSs8, 6, “No. rS4t. 7+. No, 1885. &. - NO 1804.

1856.

1857.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862.
1863.

1864.

1865.
1866.

PART V.
DIVISION D.
Combs (Kushis) and bairpins (Kanzasbis).
Combs.

Ivory : with a wood and malachite stand, decorated with flowers
and birds in gold lac and mother-of-pearl, and clouds in per-
forated work. s. Giokusai, sealed Toku

Ivory : a peacock and hen under a pine tree .
Tortoiseshell : cherry bloom in gold and silver lacquer .
Lacquer : peony and iris flowers in gold

Lacquer : a pair, kiku flowers in gold .

Lacquer : artists’ seals in gold and colours. s. Banreisei
Lacquer : faggots and a saké bottle beside a waterfall

Lacquer : birds, flowers, and figures in gold and coloured lacs, and
pearl on black

Lacquer: open and closed books on a grass-sown ground, in gold
and colours, with incrusted coral on a black ground

Lacquer : Carp in a stream

Lacquer : landscapes and plum trees in gold and black .

129 I 7

18 ¢

Ig ¢

19 ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 33, No. 3.

Lllustrated on
Plate 32, No. 4.

Illustrated on
Llate 32, No.6.

Illustrated on
Plate 32, No.1.

Illustrated on
Plate 32, No.5.

130

1867.

1868.

1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.

1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.

1881.

1882.
1883.

1884.

Combs (Kushis).

Lacquer: sparrow and bamboo on gold lac and incrustations of
shell, coral, etc.

Lacquer ; a fan, pouch, ivory netsuké, and coral ojimé, incrusted
on gold

Lacquer: diapers, in gold on black

Lacquer : birds on a cherry tree in gold

Ivory : wistaria in gold, and coral incrustations

Black lac: chrysanthemums, etc., in gold

Gold lac : chrysanthemums in relief

Tsuishu lac: landscapes carved in relief over diaper ground
Ivory, stained red: leaving decorations in white

Ivory, stained red: leaving decorations of birds, bamboos, etc.,
in white. s. Yoshio

Black lac: peony flowers and Shishi, inlaid with mother-of-pearl
Gold lac: cranes flying towards moon

Ivory: Ho flying over kiri tree in pierced work. s. Ikko

Gold lac: basket of shell fish and duck in raised work

Ivory: encrusted with flowers in mother-of-pearl and_ stained

ivories
Gold lac: landscape of Daijoji (Monastery) of Kaga
Ivory : Kiri crest, in pierced work, traced with gold

Ivory: peaches, etc., in gold lac. s. Kousai

18 ¢

19 ¢

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PLATE XXXIII.
VARIOUS LACQUER ANP IVORY RIBCES. "=:
d. Noe 2055, 2 No. 1309. 3, No. 1856. 4. NO. 334.

<Di cc rh ik

1885.

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.
1890.
1891.

1892.
1893.

1894.

1895.
1896.

1897.
1898.

1899.

1900.

Combs (Kushis).

Tortoiseshell : flight of birds and landscape etched on a glass
panel

Gold lac: a set of three hair ornaments; flight of cranes in
relief on each. s. ‘ Riugiokusai ”

Wood: with gold lac border, pierced with a landscape, and
figures crossing a bridge. s. ‘ Kajikawa”

Gold lac: the Sennin “ Tekkai” exhaling a dwarf (see No. 149).

)

s. “ Yaasan ’

’

Gold lac : Chinese sages in bamboo grove. s. ‘* Tenmin ’
Deer horn, carved

Wakasa lac: chrysanthemums in gold relief .

[In Wakasa lac the pattern is made by impressing upon a soft paste such
things as leaves of trees. When hard these are removed, and the impressions
are filled with various materials which show the design. (See Burlington Fine
Arts, Cat:,.-p-. ix;)4.

Ivory : creeping plant in gold relief. s. “ Kajikawa”

Dark ivory: flowers carved in mother-of-pearl in relief, and a

poem incised. s. ‘“ Kokugat’

Various designs: rabbits, flowers, waves, etc., in gold and coloured
lacs

Gold and brown lac: plum flower and leaves in high relief

Black lac: pheasant, flowers, and male figures in coloured shell,
inlaid, and millet in gold

Green lac: butterflies in gold
Black lac : flowers and arabesques in red

Tortoiseshell frame, with ivory panel; Kiri badge and creepers
in gold relief

Dead gold lac : weeping willow and small birds in gold relief

131

19 ¢

19 ¢
IO ¢

18 ¢

19 ¢

Illustrated on
Plate 32, No.7.

Illustrated on
Plate 32, No.8.

Lllustrated on
Flate32, No.2.

Lilustrated on
Plate 32, No. 3.

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IQOI.
1902.

1903.

Flatrpins.
Gold lac : two male and a female figure in gold relief. s. ‘ Shorin”
Ivory : boat and other devices, in gold lac. s. ‘' Yanagawa ”
Kusnmat.—Combstand, in the form of a stage for the V6
dancers, in natural wood; decorated on the front with pine,

plum, and bamboo, and on the back with a summer house in a

garden ; all in gold lac

airpins (Kanszasbis).
Kocar: tortoiseshell ; gold and stained ivory
Kocar: black lac ; landscapes in gold .

Wood: gold lacquered; in the shape of a bamboo stem, with a
shell in shakudo for the head

Wood : lacquered in gold, with an ivory peony flower for a head .

A pair: wood, lacquered in gold, in the shape of a bamboo leaf
and stem

Wood : gold lacquered ; in the shape of a lily leaf, with flowers
Wood : gold lacquered ; in the form of an Aoi plant, with leaves
Wood : gold lacquered ; with a head of ivory, wood, and bamboo

Tortoiseshell with kiku flower, gold lacquered ; with a head of
a bird flying across the moon

Shakudo : with kiku in gold lac; and as a head a silver ball, with

a sparrow and bamboo in perforated work .

Shakudo : with a shibuichi head in the shape of a badger

19 ¢

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1945. Iron: with kiku in gold inlay, and a head in the shape of a frog

on a lotus leaf .

1946. Iron: with kiku and diapers in gold inlay ; with a shakudo head
representing the tea-kettle changing into a badger
[A favourite subject. A priest had a kettle, which sprouted out with a
badger’s head, legs, and tail. Considering it uncanny, he sold it to a tinker,
who, after making a fortune from exhibiting it, returned it to the Temple,
where it received saintly honours. (H. J. 76.)]

1947. Wood: with plum blossom in gold lac, and with head in the shape

of an egg-plant .

A Ladys Toilet.

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1968.

1969.

1970.

1971.

1972.

1973:

1974.

1975.

PAR ve

DIVISION —-
Miscellaneous Articles in TUood.

Stickholder of bamboo, containing a number of small splints of
bamboo used for gambling. The holder carved with Chinese
sages, etc. .

SUZURI-BAKO.— Writing box, carved with the hundred horses.

Box in the shape of a boat, laden with the various attributes of the
Gods of Good Fortune (e,g., a bag, fan, rat, mallet, roll, me (see
No. 119), carved in ivory. s. Ippodsai

Stand, with four legs of Chinese design, carved with a dragon,
kirin, and kiku flowers

Box, carved with a peacock on the lid, and horses on the sides ;
the edges with plant design in gold on black lac .

Box, carved with a Chinese landscape and conventional. floral

designs (? Chinese)

Bon.—Tray in the shape of a mat, carved with a lake scene; the
handle decorated with a dragon in gold and red lacquer

Clock case, in the shape of an Inrd, containing a small clock ;
carved on the outside with an octopus and Daruma (see No. 169)
134

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1976.

1977.

1978.

1979.

1980.

1981.

1982.

1983.

1984.

Miscellaneous Articles in Wood.

Koro.—An Oni imitating Goshisho (see No. 287), and holding
up a box which is surmounted by a Shishi; wood, on a stand,
in gold and coloured lacs |

SuHOxI (see No. 218), riding on a Shishi, in gold and coloured
lacquers on wood. The Shishi painted and decorated with
flowers in mother-of-pearl, by Ritsuo

Stickholder, bamboo, carved in incised work with the thirty-six
poets

Fu-pako.—Black carved despatch box, with a temple drum behind
a screen, in mother-of-pearl, ivory, etc. ; the sides decorated with
wave patterns

Jt-Koco.— Perfume game, nest of four boxes, the top one containing
ten smaller and the next six boxes for perfumes; the boxes
decorated with grasses and insects in lacquer, mother-of-pearl,
ivory, gold, and silver

Cabinet, with togidashi lac panels to doors, containing eight
drawers, of which the fronts are of different kinds of lacquer.
Signed Takuunsali

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Writing box; of cryptomeria wood, decorated on
the lid with a temple gardener sweeping up blossoms, in colour ;
also a poem comparing the falling blossoms to snow, by Kakurio
Yaishi ; the interior decorated with flowers, trees, etc., in coloured
lacquers

Fu-saKko.—Despatch box of brown wood, with blackbirds pairing
on the trees, plum-trees and ginseng in blossom, in mother-of-
pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, coral, and takamakiyé lac; on the
interior labourers resting and heating saké .

SuzuRI-BAKO.—Writing box of similar design ; on the exterior and
on the interior a state carriage (kago), with the Tokugawa crest
on the silver water vessel

18¢

19 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 35.

Illustrated.on
Plate 36.

I9QI.

1992.

Miscellaneous Articles in Wood.

. A box on feet, the lid deeply carved with a cloud dragon holding the

sacred gem

Mamorisukuro.—A box in the shape of the lucky bag, carved with
a dragon on both sides (? Chinese)

Ko-pansu.—Cabinet of teak, carved with peony flowers on all
sides, with drawers, doors, and mountings of silver chased with a
similar ornamentation

Fusur-pako.—-Powder box, carved in imitation of basket work, with
birds and insects inlaid in mother-of-pearl

Miniature samisen, or guitar, with kiku in gold lacquer .

Bamboo box, decorated with wistaria on gold lac; on the inside
creeping plants in gold, on nashiji

Koco.—Perfume box; a flight of chidori in gold lacquer and
incrusted mother-of-pearl

Pair of bamboo vases with handles, mounted in metal on a
bronze stand, the decoration around the vases being in gold
lacquer, with various subjects to match the metal ornaments
which are by different artists of the 17th and 18th centuries—
namely, on one vase Kugutsumé Kaneko, famous for her mar-
vellous strength ; she is here depicted stopping a runaway horse,
by merely stepping on his halter as he passes (see H. J. 136).
Dragons by Gotd Unjo and Renjo, Mitsunari, Mitsufusa,
Ichiju and Toshishigé ; cranes by Somin; demons wrestling
by Hidékuni; dancer. by Mitsutaka; plum by Nobutoki; tigers
by Goto Enjo and Mitsuyoshi; snail and plants by Konkwan ;
birds by Nobutoki and Mitsuyuki; Mantis by Goto Ichijo ;
warriors by Hidékuni, Yoshiteru, and Toshinari; Ebisu in
jinrikisha by Chikanobu. On the other vase Oye-go about
to lift a huge rock. Dragons by the Goto Ichiji, Yajo, and
Enjo; birds by Yoshinari, Seizui, and Mitsutaka ; Corean lion

18¢

19 ¢

LO.

18 ¢

PIAL hex ex VI

LACQUER.

Writing Case (Suzuri-bako), No. 1982.

Miscellaneous Articles in Wood.

by Mitsufusa ; wild boars by Hidéyuki and Kunimitsu ; deer by
Chikanobu ; ox by Hidékuni; fox by Zuid ; wild boar, monkey,
and deer, by Toshinari; men and wild boar by Toshishigé ;
Daikoku and Ebisu by Chikanobu; soldier by Hidékuni; fox by
Mitsuari; horse by Goto Renjo; Bishamon by Somin; deer
and wild boar by Masatoki; and rabbit by Yoshishigé. Mounted
in the roth century.

1993. Circular box in the shape of a drum, on which the Thunder god
(see No. 111) is resting and smoking. His drumsticks, tobacco

pouch, and lightning are beside him. By Menkoat the age of 75.

137

19¢

2023.

2024.

2025.

2026.

2027.

2028.

2029.

PET NY,

DPIVASLON FF:

gpiscellancous Articles in Jvorp.

Fupttaté.—Brush holder ; Hotei with children wheeling a basket
of flowers ; in coloured ivories and mother-of-pearl .

Brush holder; incised with a figure of a goddess in the clouds
with various attendants (? Benten and her sons).

Brush holder; carved with a pine tree, and children in gold
lac

Brush holder; decorated with landscapes in gold lac, and
incrusted with cranes and plum tree in mother-of-pearl. - s.
Kwanyosai Kogioku

Narupa-IrRE.—Card case with a view of the lotus lake at
Tokyo called Shinobazu, on one side, and birds, insects, and
plants on the other; in gold lac and mother-of-pearl

Card case; with episode of Sasaki Takatsuna crossing the Uji
(see No. 969), in low relief on one side, and on the other
cranes and flowers in gold lac and mother-of-pearl .

Bon.—Tray carved to imitate basketwork, decorated with shells
in gold lac, mother-of-pearl, wood, and ivory
138

Ig ¢

19 ¢

Ig ¢

19 ¢

2030.

2031.

2052.

2053.

2054.
2055.

2056.

2057.

2058.

Miscellaneous Articles in Tvory.

Kernsio.—Miniature screen illustrated on one side with the
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, and on the other with
children playing with an elephant; the stand carved with a
dragon and plants. s. Hojo

Small cabinet with three drawers and door; decorated with
autumn plants and insects in various coloured lacquers and
with metal ornamentations

Jvorp Wores.

Box ; decorated with figures in relief, flowers, and insects, in gold
and coloured lacs and encrusted shell .

Koco.—Perfume box; decorated with flowers and insects in
gold lac and shell, with a metal plate on the cover, on which is
shown a Samurai and his attendants

Perfume box ; decorated with diapers in gold lac .

Perfume box in the shape of the cap used by the /Vé dancers
(see No. 988); decorated with various diapers in lacquer

Perfume box in the shape of a long-tailed tortoise ; decorated in
gold and coloured lacquer .
[The tortoise (Kamé) is one of the four sacred supernatural creatures. It

attains a tail when five hundred years old, and so is an emblem of longevity.
The tail is in reality a growth of a parasitic weed. (H. J. 62.)]

Perfume box, containing three small boxes; decorated with four of
the six poets (see No. 195), cherry flowers, poems, and shells
in gold and colours .

Perfume box, containing three small boxes ; decorated with cherry
bloom, cards for poems, and despatch box, in gold and brown
lac, metal, ivory, etc.

139

Ig ¢

19 ¢

I9¢

19 ¢

Lllustrated on
Plate 33, Vo. 1:

18¢

19 ¢

I9¢

140

2050.

2060.

2061.

2062.

2063.

2064.

2065.

Miscellaneous Articles in Tvory.

Perfume box, containing four small boxes; decorated with figures
under a pine tree in gold, colours, and inlay of pearl

Perfume box, containing two small boxes; decorated with various
plants in gold and red lac .

Jt-xKoco.—Nest of perfume boxes ; decorated with a picture of
a nobleman on a balcony, plum-blossom, kiku, and diapers in

gold lac

Nest of perfume boxes; decorated with the “ Shdchikubai”
(see No. 682) in gold lac

Oblong matchbox ; decorated with insects incrusted in mother-
of-pearl and glass, with stand. s. Hakushisai

Set of three fan-shaped boxes ; decorated with insects inlaid in
mother-of-pearl, etc. .

Koco in the form of a musical instrument (Koto) decorated with
gold lac

19 ¢

iS os

PRATE AXAAVIT,

LACQUER.

Top of Kodansu, No. 1265.

Top of Kodansu, No. 676.
Top of Kodansu; No. 672.

2085.

2086.
2087.

2088.

20809.

2090.

2001.

PARA. V:

DIVISION G.

apiscellaneous Articles in other AMPaterials.

Two shells, in case, lacquered on the inner side of one with a figure
of Daikoku, being titillated by a rat crawling up the inside of his
arm, on the other by a rat on a daikon

Bamboo flute, decorated with birds and flowers in gold, on black lac

Baxumakura.—A pillow of red plaited bamboo, the ends lacquered
and decorated with a Baku, and nanten plants, and with the crest
of the Shinjo family, in gold on black.

[Baku is so-called from the Sloth. ]

A gourd in four divisions, ornamented with butterflies and chrysan-
themums in various coloured lacquers. s. Yukinobu .

Model of a Buddhist temple: brass. (? Chinese) .

Metal staff, with cord (Jitté), carried by watchman in the feudal
times, and which was slung and twisted round the neck of
malefactors ; decorated with Paulownia crest in brass

KATANAKAKE.—Sword rack, with shelf and drawers, in natural
wood, decorated at ends, in gold coloured lacs, with a moon,
sparrows, cranes, pine trees, kiku, butterfly, and hagomoro (a
feather garment worn by fairies), hanging on the branch of a
pine, with Fujisan in the distance, all being symbolical of peace,
happiness, and long life ; the metal handles to the drawers, etc.,

being fashioned as flute, drum, bell, cap, and mask box
141

19 ¢

18¢

142

2092.

2093.

2094.

2095.

2006.

2097.

2008.

2099.

2100.

2101.

Miscellaneous Articles in other Materials.

Sword rack, decorated with pine and plum trees on diapers, in gold
and black lacquer

Miniature mask (men) of a deity, lacquered in gold and painted in
colours, with a mask box (menbako), decorated with diapers
and Kiri crest, in gold and black. A copy of an old box.
s. Shiigetsu

SAKEIRE.—Saké jar. A figure of a Shojo (see No. 213), holding
a cup with an inscription signifying ‘ Long life” in gold on red
lacquer

Wall bracket of Foochoo lacquer, in the shape of a kiku flower,
decorated with chased peony flowers on a key pattern

A sailing boat, in tortoiseshell
A jinrikisha, or hand-drawn carriage, in tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell tobacco box, decorated with the Imperial and other

crests in gold lac

A tea ceremony set, consisting of five Yeiraku tea jars, with
brocade covers in a square lac stand

A sweetmeat stand of carved wood, black lac, and imitation basket-

work, with trays

A screen, The centre, a drawing on silk depicting an incident
in the story of the Forty-seven Rodnins; painted in colours by
the artist Torii Kiyomitsu (18th century). On either side two
poems. On the right, ‘‘Ode to the cherry tree planted by
Oishi Kuranosuké,” the chief of the Forty-seven Rodnins :—

“The fragrance of thy blossom extends where’er the Eastern wind doth travel,

And though a thousand years roll by, still doth thy fame live on ;
Though lands extend to many thousand miles,
Yet nowhere grow such flowers as thine.”

18¢

19 €

19 ¢

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FAALOLAY

Miscellaneous Articles in other Materials.

On the left, “Ode to the celebrated flute made of ivory and
carved with flowers,” belonging to Hazama Jijird, one of the

Forty-seven Ronins :—

“ Bright and glistening surface wrought by such loving care,
Beauteous flowers so skilfully carved that e’en a fragrance seems to rise,
Yet do thou and the memory of thine owner live on with us,

Though centuries have past since that cold snowy dawn

Whence his soul fled to realms above.”
Composed and written by Hayashi Atsushi, 1848.

[The story of the Forty-seven Ronins is told at length in Mitford’s “Tales of
Old Japan,” and in Dickins’ “ Chiushingura; or, the Loyal League.’’|

No. 2127. The Gods of Good Fortune.

PART. VI.
Ceramics.

Arita, Amari, and Hisen CHare.

Arita, Imari, or Hizen wares all come from Arita, in the province of
Hizen. Founded about 1600, it became so noted that within forty years
nearly one thousand hands were at work.

2126. Arita. Panel. Ononeside a storm dragon in colours, on the other
the following inscription: ‘Two dragons in motion with the
fury of a storm at sea, painted by Hirosé”; also a mark that it
was made by Kwaido to the order of Hirosé, 1878

2127. Imari, Oximono.—The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (see No. 119)
on a round stand in blue (illustrated above), and different
colours under the glaze. ; ; : aoe

2128. Imart.—Plate, with birds and flowers in panels of different
colours. , ; ; . early 19 ¢

2129. Imart.—Incense burner on three legs, the lid perforated with a
chrysanthemum design; decorated with Shishi and peony in
panels, and diapers of various colours - . , a 3)
144

and 84, and Plate No

saa aes 3 r ;
PNR aghast Reiic nae

2130.

OTR Te

2192.

2133.

2134.

2135.

2136.

2127.

2138.

Arita, Imari, and Flizen Ware.

ImMARt.—Incense burner ; decorated with landscapes and flowers in
blue panels

Pair of Imari vases and covers, decorated with cranes, peonies,
and foliage in blue, red, and gold, with figures of Shishi

modelled as handles to the covers

Pair of Imari vases decorated with river scenes, foliage, and
flowers of various colours, on a white’ ground, in medallions
with dark blue borders covered with plant decorations in

gold .

Imari, Oximono.—Kinko on the carp, white and blue .

[Kinko was a Chinese sage who lived in the 12th century. It is said
that after dwelling on earth for two centuries he said good-bye to his
followers and plunged into the sea, after promising to return at a certain
date. When the time appointed drew near, his disciples assembled on the
bank, and after bathing and purifying themselves made offerings to him.
At length he sprang from the water riding on a carp. After staying with the
people for a month he again entered the water, and was seen no more. |

Imari, Flower VasEe.—Crackled dark enamel, decorated with
creeping plants in blue, and fan-shaped panels containing flowers
and birds in various colours on white

IMARI, CovER for an incense burner. Gama Sennin with his
frog (see No. 155); white porcelain decorated in blue

Hizen, Jar (Tsubo).—Decorated with hops and flowers on panels
in blue and green enamels, gold, etc., on dark crackle

Hizen, Bowi.—Decorated with a hanging bouquet (Kusudama) in
colours on a crackled grey ground . early
[A Kusudama is made of five varieties of coloured paper or cloth in

imitation of flowers. It is hung up in houses on the fifth day of the fifth
month. |

Hizen.—Hanging flower vase in the form of a bag, decorated
with the takaramono (see No. 119); also a character signifying
longevity in blue under the glaze on a bluish-white. ? made
by Kitei of Kidto during a visit

145

19 ¢

Is ¢

Lone

19 ¢

146 Awata—Bizen Stoneware.

Atwata.

Awata is situated in the eastern division of Kidto. It was founded at the
close of the r6th century. Amongst its best-known potters may be named
Hozan, Iwakurazan, Kinkozan, Taizan, and Tanzan.

2149. Krnsy0.—Small screen with plants in panels, diapers, and children
in various colours, and inscribed with a Japanese character
signifying ‘“‘year.” . : ; eCatlVatg 2

2150. Bowl with lid, with autumn plants and flowers in various colours
on a crackle ground ! . early 19 ¢

2151. Cuarre.—Tea bowl with Chinese sages in gold and colours on
a buff paste ground covered with a crackle glaze . ; aeO-c

2152. Koro.—Incense burner. The Seven Gods of Good Fortune on
board the treasure ship, in yellowish-grey clay. Be keen

2153. Krnxozan.—Waterpot in the form of a drum; decorated with the
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove in various colours 7 ALG.¢

2154.- Taizan.—Sexagonal fireholder, decorated with birds, flowers,
dragons, etc., on a light purple ground, by Tozokuyan . Ter 2

Bizen Stoneware.

Made at Imbé, in the province of Bizen, a kiln which has existed at
least since the 14th century. Two potters of the name of Rokubei helped to
make the factory noted in the 16th century.

2164. Oximono, in the form of a group of Shishi, pale brown, ormulu
mount ; ' ppekekes

FH{irado Ware—Kenzan Ware.

Dirado CHare.

147

So called from the factory having been owned by Prince Matsura of

Hirado, in the province of Hizen.

period, middle of 18th to middle of 19th century.

2165.
21606.

2167.
2168.
2169.
2170.
2171,
2172.
2173.
2174.

2175.

2176.

Buncuin.—Paper-weight ; a group of flowers ; white

Paper-weight: a bunch of chrysanthemums in blue and yellow
on white

Paper-weight : a spray of chrysanthemums and plum bloom ; white
Paper-weight : a spray of chrysanthemums ; white

Paper-weight : a spray of chrysanthemums ; white

Paper-weight : a branch of chestnut; white .

Paper-weight : a lily and plum blossom ; white

Incense burner in the form of a duck on a rock ; white
Oxrmono.—Puppies at play ; white

Incense burner in the shape of a dragon coiled round a rock ;
white

Mizu-1ré (Waterpot).—In the shape of a cuttle-fish on a rock with
limpets ; white, decorated with yellow and blue .

Six plates decorated with cranes, fans, foliage, etc., in red, green,

black, and gold

Kenzan Tiare.

A great potter of Kidto, born 1663, died 1743, brother of Korin.

2186.

Koco.—Perfume box, on the cover a W6 dance (see No. 988)
in different colours ; on the interior plant in gold and cloud in
blue under glaze

Founded middle of 17th century ;

best

Isc

IS ¢

148 Kuto Ware.

Giote Care.

Kioto, the ancient capital of Japan, in the province of Yamashiro, has long
been famed for its pottery, and the artists who have created it. The manufac-
ture has been carried on since the beginning of the 16th century, and it includes
the productions of Ninsei, Kenzan, Taizan, Rokubei, etc.

2187. Cuawan.—Tea bow] with diaper pattern in coloured enamels 2 See
2188. Tea bowl with diaper patterns, and landscapes in colours. yas-¢
2189. Tea bowl with birds, flowers, etc., in panels on white diapers be AON

2190. Bowl with Chinese sages and Shochikubai in colours; marked
Daimin, Seikwa ; ; ’ ope?

2191. Tea jar with pine and cranes on a rough ground . , . early 19 ¢

2192. Bowl; the interior with flowers and birds, in colours, the exterior

imitation basket work. s. Kiyokazé Yohei, 1851 Mow
2193. Bowl with birds and flowers in colours. : ; . shoe
2194. Fireholder, with Rakan in colours ; i. $e

2195. Tea bowl with various Rakan in colours and gold. s. Seishi. early 19 ¢

2196. ‘Tea bowl, with a Rishi and boy, and a stream on the exterior, and
Susano destroying the dragon on the interior in gold and
colours. ; : ee . . early 19 ¢

2197. Oxkrimono.—A seated figure representing Kuranosuke Yoshio, the

leader of the forty-seven Ronins. (See No. 2101). Oe ev:

2198. Flower vase with Shishi plants and diapers in various colours. early 19 ¢

Korausha Ware—kKutant Ware. 149

2199. Koro.—Incense burner with stand and lid; decorated with
autumn plants and sparrows, and vine and squirrels perforated on
the lid, and with bordering of diapers in various colours and
enamels on a white crackle ground. ape 3c

2200. Kiyomipsu.—Flower-pot, decorated with Kiku flowers and a
character signifying ‘‘ Peace” in blue, green, and red enamel on a
dark crackle . | , ee

[Kiyomidsu is a suburb of Kioto, and its faience is properly classified under
that name. }

Goransha Cdatre.

2211. Gaxku.—Panel decorated with a cock looking at its reflection in

ioe)
N

a glass ; in different colours ; ! . / Full

Butani Tiare,

Also called Kaga, is made at Kutani, in the province of Kaga. Established
about 1630. Specimens decorated in gold and red are products of this century.

2212. Bowl, with a centre of dancers bordered with plants, and panels
containing views of Lake Biwa in gold, red, and black on white.
s. Ikkodo Rinko of Kutani : NEO

2213. Bowl and cover, with birds, flowers, and a figure in a boat in
panels on the cover, and on the interior Urashima descending
on a tortoise to the Dragon Palace. s. Kutani; Japan . early 19 ¢

150 Makuzu,

2214. Bowl, in the form of a flower in white. Decorated with cranes
and reeds in hexagonal panels, and diapers of waves and clouds
in gold, red, green, and black. . : i E@se

2215. Plate, decorated with flowers, clouds, a cock and hen, in various
colours on white ; ; ‘lg

2216. Kaca, Hacui.—Bowl with sages and diapers in red and gold ;
stamped Fuku, ‘“‘ Happiness”. e . Pee Res

2217. MKaca, Koro.—Incense burner on feet, decorated with flowers and
wave patterns in red and gold . ; ; Wy WTOee

2218. Pair of plates ; white enamel, decorated with birds and plants in
red, with views of Niken-jaya and the Kdzu temple in Naniwa ;
by Kachoken_ . ; : nv oH:

2219. Toxurt (bottle) ; white, decorated with flowers, birds, trees, Shishi,
and diapers in red. ; , ' » oe

2220. Large bottle, white and coloured enamels, with shells, on one of
which is a poem on the Three Saké Tasters ; Lalo?

MPAKUZU.

2231. Hanaixé.—Flower vase with ducks in light green, and border of
diapers in blue: marked Kozan of Japan . ! fae oR

2232. Waterpot with Chinese sages in various colours, and a wooden
lid decorated with the tea ceremony utensils in lacquer ; marked
Kozan of Kidto. : ce ST oer

2233. Saké bottle in the form of a gourd, decorated with fishes and
flowers in blue and red; by Kozan. ators

Mikawacht—Mizoro—Mokubéi Ware—Ninser. 151

2234. Pair of flower vases with vine and insects, in colours on a fine
crackle ground, part being in imitation of basketwork ; stamped

Kozan, Makuzu ’ . ; ' ; ; mA Oe
Mikawachi.
2235. Oxrono in the shape of a Shishi, holding a perforated ball, made
by Imamura Uhachiro, aged 18 . : . , i io 2
QHIZO¢rO.

A kiln in a suburb of Kioto, called by that name. It was established by
Gensuké, a pupil of Ninsei. It did not last long, and all productions bearing

the mark were made by Hozan of Awata.

2236. Koro.—Incense burner in the shape of a basket used by Vo
dancers (see No. 988), and a mask box with a mask of Okina
on the cover; decorated with various diapers, pierced and

enamelled in various colours Lad

Mokubet CHare.

A potter, priest, and literary celebrity of Kiyomidsu in Kioto at the
end of the 18th century.

2237. Bowl decorated with Rakans and dragon in various colours ;_ with
a seal “ Fuku,” or happiness ' . here

IRinsei.

A Kioto potter who came there at the beginning of the 18th century, and
built a kiln in Kiyomidsu.

152 Rokubet—Satsuma Ware.
2238. ‘Tea bowl with Chinese sages in gold and colours . early 18 ¢

2239. Bowl and cover in the shape of a tortoise with diapers in colours

on panels . 18¢

2240. Box and cover of a lozenge shape, with buds, waves, and chrysan-
themums in red, on dark blue. ; : : Mone

2241. Hupacur (fireholder), with cover; white crackle decorated with
Kikko pattern and plants in various colours = Soy

2242. Luncheon case in four compartments, green glaze; decorated
with cranes and tortoises in red on two white panels oy Doe.

2243. ‘oro in the shape of a crane, cream body and neck with green
wings. s. Ninsei 18 ¢

Rokubei.
Also a potter of Kiyomidsu in Kidto during the 18th and 19th centuries.

2254. Oxrimono in the shape of Gama Sennin (see Nos. 155, 2135),

18¢

with toad and basket .

Satsuma Hare.

Made at Kagoshima, Nawashirogawa, and other factories in the Province of

Satsuma. Dates from the 15th century, but the best specimens were made

between 1790 and 1830.

2255. Pair of flower vases with the 16 Rakan (B. M. C. 46; H.J.A. 46),

in colours on cream crackle 19 ¢

Séto Stone Ware and Porcelain—Sima Ware. rhs

2256. CuHairé.—Tea bowl with Ho-wo bird, dragon, flowers, and diapers,
in gold and colours. ; ; ; . early 19 ¢

2257. Bowl with spiral bands of diapers and three kidney-shaped
medallions containing sprays of flowers. as . early 19 ¢

2258. Flower vase ; decorated with Ayamé plant in blue and green on
yellow enamel. A border of blue on the top and bottom
decorated with Kiku and Kiri . ' ; LEO

Scto Stone Tare and Porcelain.

The oldest factories in Japan were situated at Séto, in the province of
Owari. Porcelain was not produced until this century.

2269. Koro.—Incense burner, in the form of a dragon holding the
sacred gem in its mouth. Coloured in black and red. early 19 ¢

2270. Incense burner ; Oni on a boat which has the head of a dragon as
a prow. Grey crackled enamel . : , 9%

2271. Waterpot; ornamented with wistaria, and bordered with a key
pattern in light blue, under the glaze on crackle ground - 3tOre

Soma Ciare.

Made at Nakamura, in the province of Iwaki, and called after the Daimio
of the province. Dates from middle of 17th century.

2282. Bottle of grey paste covered with translucent glaze, partly decorated
with indentations on the front, and partly with lotus flowers and
leaves and flying cranes. . ; ; ere nie

154 Takatort Ware—Miscellancous.

Cakatori Cdare.

This is an old factory, established at Sobara mura, in the province of
Chikuzen, after the Corean invasion.

2283. Saké vessel of a deep brown paste, glazed with a dark olive-green,
splashed with white, made in imitation of Chinese porcelain, by

Hachizo_ ; : - ER

Miscellaneous.

2285. Bowl, with cover in the form of a lotus leaf; decorated with
flights of cranes in white and black on crackle ground . EON:

2286. ‘Two sets of Fichin, or hanging picture weights, in the shape of
eggs : decorated with plants in blue and white enamel i LO

2287. A boar with a cock on his back. Cream coloured, with brown
markings. (? Corean)

2288. <A splashed bottle, ornamented with chrysanthemums _. . RO

2289. Koro.—Decorated with blue and green arabesques : mm tkOee

PN.DEX

OF LEGENDS, PERSONAGES, AND ARTICLES.

N.B.— Where any subject ts explained tn the text tt will be found under the ttalicised number.

Where tt ts frequently duplicated reference ts only made to the principal examples.

Abé no Seimei
Adzumaya-Kimi
Aikuchi
Akambé game
Anchin

Arita ware
Awata ware .

Badger . ‘
Badger and tea kettle
Baku .
Bamboo and tiger .
Beifuku

Benkei .

Benten .
Bento-bako .
Bishamon

Biwa

Bizen ware
Bon. ‘
Bukan Zenshi

Carp and waterfall
Chidori
Chinkinbori .

ISY
1296
. p. 220
Se Lee 8
208
- Pp. 144
. p. 146

344

1946

2087

QSL

148

: 1385
ITQ, 136, 145
.p. 8gn

1TQ, 130

- S74

. p. 146

167

6or
O4L
99

155

Chochiuka
Chohei
Chékwaro
Chorio .
Chrysanthemum
Cock and drum
Confucius

Daikoku

Dai Tengu

Daruma

Doitengu

Dragon, Varieties of
Drum, Fowls on
Duodenary cycle .

Ebisu

Fish, Dried .
Fishsave

Fox girl

Fox, Nine-tailed
Fu-bako

Fuchi
Fukurokuju .
Fukusa

295
266
I57, 158
275
5ST
OL
282

LTQ, 124, 132, 143, ple
, 996

109, 1975

996

262
SOL
FOZ

ZIIQ, 136, 146, 147

310

270

184

300

.p. &gn

. p. ZZO

LIQ, T21, 122, 123
L821

156 Index of Legends, Personages, and Articles.

Gama Sennin
Genji Monogatari .
Gentoku

Gods of Good Fortune .

Goshisho
Guri lacquer .
Gyobu .

Hadésu

Hakamaderé Korosuké .

Haku
Hana-ikada .
Hana-saka-jiji
Hankwai
Hirado ware.
Hirai Yasumasa
Hiramakiyé .
Hizen ware .
Hotei

H6-wo .

Hundred Poems game .

Hyakunin Isshu

Imari ware
I-no Hayata .
Inro

Ji-kiro .
Jisshu-k6-bako
Jitte

Jittoku .
Jo-bako
Jia-bako
Ju-kogo

Juro

Kagamibuta .
Kaga ware
Kagiwara Kagesuyé
Kakemono

Kakkio

Kaminari

L555 2135
oe SI
266

ShalTOy Peay Ui:

287, 1976
L020
p. 5Z

176
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.p. 84n
I3LL
. 98 n
JOO, 294, 605
- P- 147
49¢
p: 5Z
Pp. 144.
ZIQ, 13% et seq.
628
1377
L377

- p. 144
596, 992
p. 65

.p.d8gn
Dp. 52
2090

598

.p.égn

.p.é6gn

.p.dgn

44, 279

p. 36

. p- 149
969

125
273

Kanshin
Kanzan
Kappa .
Kashira
Katana .
Kauzashi
Kenzan
Kikko .
Kiku
Kinkozan

Kiokusui-no-yen, Game of

Kidto ware
Kioyi .

Kiri

Kirin

Kisen Hoshi.
Kiséru .
Kiséruzutsu .
Kiyara-bako .
Kiyohimé
Kiyomidsu ware
Ko

Ko .
Ko-bako
Ko-dansu
Kogai .
Kogo

Kojiri .
Kojuka
Koransha ware
Kosékiko
Ko-to
Kuronoshi
Kushi .
Kushi-dai
Kusudama
Kutani ware .
Kwannon
Kwanu.

Laotze .
Long arms and long legs
Long neck

296

598
at
. p. ZZ0
. p. ZZO
fe. eee
- Pp. 147
700, 1422
: atk
p. 146, 2153
LOIS

. p. 543
L023
5ST
L032
IQS

p. go

p. g6
.p.&gn
208
2200
327

ty Pee
.p.égn
p. 52

. p. ZZO
827

. peso
. p. 270
2211
275
1230
L905

129
1903
2137

- Pp.» 149
710, 118

266

282
200
201

Index of Legends, Personages, and Articles. 157

Mafushi 152
Makuza ware . p. 150
Manju . p. 36
Manzai dancer TO, 624
Men. 2093
Menuki PFO
Mikawachi ware PR Ss
Miidera : 186
Mizara, Iwazaru, aia Flew a . go6
Mizoro ware . CP 151
Mokubei ware . p. 152
Mokumé 1202
Momotaro 212
Monkey, Magical . 2I1
Monkeys, Three go6
Méso- 265
Nanakaji 1488
Nanten L022
Narihira 195
Nashiji . p. 5L
Natsumé .p.84n
Netsuké p. 1
Nine-tailed Fox, The 300
Ninsei ware . ; PpLtss
Nio Z9, 168, 1632
Nirami-kurabé game 142
Nitan no Shiro TSI

Vo dance 97, 104, 106, 988, 2025, 2186, 2236

Noshi .
Nuyé

Ojin

Okame (see nated)
Okimono

Omi

Oni : :
Ono-no-komachi
Oshikio

Oto Dokwan

744
aye: 994

IIS
“75

pee
574
2r8
IQL, 105
L59
S43
603

Paulownia Imperialis

Perfume game
Porto, Six great

5ST
: 1198
LQ5, 191, 2027

Racoon 344
Raiden radars ee ITT, 1993
Raiko : 4 £70
Rakan . . 1608, 2255
Rat : . : . p Se
Rishi I48, £49, 152, 155, 157, 166
Rokubei ware i.e oe
Rokurikubi = Sor
Ronins, Forty-seven + BLOT, 2107
Roraishi A : S| erg
Roshi . 162, et sey: 171, et Seg.
Sagé ju p. dgn
Saigio . 182
Saishi 393
Sakazuki 81
Saké tasters, ‘Three 282, 507
Sakyamuni 282
Samégawa-nuri LOLI
Samurai 2, 100
Saru-mawashi ; : 9
Sasaki Takatsuna . 969, 1633, 1998
Satsuma ware : Parse
Saya ~ (DFRO
Sea king 175
Seigai-nami . IIIS
Sentoku L465
Sennin . L48, 155
Séto ware : ss Peres
Seven Sages of Bato: Grove Foy 277.
Shakudo 5IS8
Shark skin LOLI
Shiba Onko . 280
Shibuichi IOO04
Shi-kishi 1246
Shinto priest Vi
Shishi .

158 Index of Legends, Personages, and Articles.

Sho-chiku-bai

Sho-dana

Shojo

Shoki

Shuten Doji .

Sofu

Sojo Henjo .

Soma ware

Songoki :
Spirits of the pine tree .
Suzuribako

Swords .

Tabako-bon .
‘Tachi

Takamakiyé .
Takarabuné .
Takaramono .
Takasago pine tree
Takatori ware

‘Takenouchi no Sukuné .

Tanuki.
Tanzaku
Té-bako
Tekkai .
Tengu .
‘Tenjen-Sama
Tennin.

Thunder god

. 1123, 1197, 1246

ifs Oe
.p.dégn
213, 2094
218, 1977
179

1023

195

_ P1553
ei Ore
497

p. 56

. p. 109

.p.dgn

. p. ZZ0
p- 51

IIQ

ILQ,; 2138
197, 895
- Pp. 154
175

S44

149, 1888
IOI, 243
603

631

IIL

Tiger and bamboo
Tobosaku
Togidashi
Tokiwa.

Tongaru lacquer
Tortoise

Treasure ship (Takarabuné) .

Tsuba .
Tsuikoku
Tsuishu
Tsuitaté
Tsuka .
Tsuna .

Urashima
Uzumé

Wakasa lacquer
Wakizashi

Yakio
Yasuhide

’ Yataté .

Yorimasa
Yoshitomo
Yoshitsuné

Zushi

QSL
289, 1380
p. 51
ISQ

766
2056
IQ, 128
Lop. £20
888

33S

I49
puree
180

202, 2213
T, 1635

ISQL
ria oie arava

1122
I95

p. 48
992

185, 189
ISS

124

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